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Deji Lambo
Scores were injured on Thursday when members of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria and the National Union of Road Transport Workers clashed in the Obalende area of Lagos State.
PUNCH Metro gathered that passersby, residents and business owners operating in the area fled for safety as the groups exchanged gunfire around 7am.
The hoodlums reportedly used different weapons, including guns, which created tension in the area.
A resident, Afeez Ilesanmi, said the fight was over the Obalende motor park.
He said, “The RTEAN members drive cabs, while the NURTW drive buses. The park in question belongs to the NURTW, but because the RTEAN wanted to take it over, they attacked the NURTW members around 7am today (Thursday). They actually hired hoodlums to take over the park for them. Their mercenaries opened gunfire on the NURTW members, who resisted them. Nobody died, but many people got injured. One of the people contracted was arr
Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) and National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) have disagreed over Thursday's violence at
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Commercial drivers under the umbrella of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) in Ondo State are on collision course over the hike in intra-city transport fares in Akure metropolis and other parts of the state.
Some members of the NURTW in the state have increased the taxi fare from N50 to N100 following the upward review of the daily ticket by the union in the state.
COVID-19: Gov Oyetola appeals to residents to adhere to protocols
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Governor Adegboyega Oyetola
Gov. Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State has advised residents of the state to always adhere strictly to COVID-19 guidelines to contain its spread.
Oyetola gave the advice during a COVID-19 sensitisation programme held at motor parks and markets in Iwo town, Osun, on Sunday.
He said that non-compliance with the prescribed COVID-19 protocols would make the disease spread faster.
Gov. Oyetola was represented by his Special Adviser on Civic Engagement, Tunbosun Oyintiloye.
The governor urged residents to take responsibility in the containment of COVID-19 pandemic that is ravaging the entire world.
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Wale Oyewale
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.