Bandits and other sundry criminals in North-West are having a field day perpetrating their nefarious activities without a trace by using unregistered motorcycles to traverse most parts of northern Nigeria’s hinterlands where road accessibility remains a challenge. People in many communities in the outskirt of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara and other […]
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Kano Civil Society Forum (KCSF) has resolved the rift between the Kano Road Traffic Agency (KAROTA) and Tricycle Owners and Riders Association, reaching a pact to call off the strike.
Briefing journalists during a joint-press conference at the Club Road Headquarters of KAROTA, the state NLC chairman, Comrade Ado Minjibir, said the warring parties have agreed the sheathe their swords.
According to him, “arising from the impasse between the KAROTA and the leadership of Tricycle Riders/Owners Association, the leadership of NLC, TUC, JNC and KCSF summoned a joint meeting chaired by Comrade Kabiru Ado Minjibir (chairman NLC Kano state) with the MD of KAROTA with the aim of intervening to have amicable resolution on the matter of striking Tricycle Riders in the state.”
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The Oyo State Government has announced that there would be total restriction of human and vehicular movements during the monthly environmental sanitation exercise holding on Saturday.
The restriction of movement, according to a statement signed and made available to journalists by the Commissioner, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Dr. Abdulateef Oyeleke, would, however, not affect those on essential duties, including health workers, journalists, and the law enforcement agents.
The statement, which indicated that the exercise would hold between 6am and 9am on Saturday, warned against the violation of the environmental sanitation law as deviants would face severe penalties.
There would be total restriction of human and vehicular movements during the monthly environmental sanitation exercise holding on Saturday in Oyo State.
This was contained in a statement signed and made available to newsmen by the Commissioner, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Dr. Abdulateef Oyeleke.
The statement, which indicated that the exercise would hold between 6am and 9am on Saturday, said it will not affect those on essential duties, including health workers, journalists, and the law enforcement agents.
It warned against the violation of the environmental sanitation law as deviants would face severe penalties.
“There shall be total restriction of both vehicular and human movement except for those on essential duties,” it read partly.