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APAPA: Alternative seaports, solution to gridlock — Lagos govt On By Olasunkanmi Akoni & Kingsley Adegboye Lagos State Government, yesterday, expressed dissatisfaction over the current traffic congestion in Apapa and its environs, despite the introduction of the electronic-Call-Up system, saying there was more to be done to restore sanity to the axis. Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederick Oladeinde, said this during the Year 2021 Ministerial Press Briefing, as part of activities to commemorate the second anniversary of the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration, held in Al...

ON THE GO Sanwo-Olu: We’re not scrapping ‘danfo’ buses — but remodelling them Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos state, says his administration will not scrap the yellow buses popularly known as ‘danfo’, but remodel them to meet modern standards.Advertisement In February, Frederick Oladeinde,... Wike backs Obaseki, says money printing claim didn’t ‘come out of the blue’ Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, has backed the claim by his Edo state counterpart, Godwin Obaseki, that N60 billion was printed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to fund... Iheanacho ...

Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said that the yellow buses popularly known as ‘danfo’ will not be scrapped as earlier reported. Recall that the Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Frederick Oladeinde, had earlier said that the yellow buses do not have a place in the transportation master plan of the State. Oladeinde said the yellow buses would soon be scrapped by the Sanwo-Olu administration. However, during an interview with Channels TV, the Lagos State Governor said it will be unfair to scrap ‘danfos’ as they have served Lagos residents for a long time. Accord...

ON THE GO ‘No more excuses’ — BBOG says Chibok girls’ release must be prioritised The Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) movement has asked the federal government to shun excuses and intensify efforts to ensure the release of the Chibok girls still in captivity.Advertisement The... EXCLUSIVE: FAAC revenue breakdown casts doubt on Obaseki’s ‘printing money’ claim Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo state, recently accused the federal government of “monetary rascality”, alleging that an additional N60 billion was printed and shared as federation allocations in March 202...

Ovadje said: “We found that the cost to individuals of traffic congestion is N133,978.68 per annum for those who own their vehicles and N79,039.40 each year for those who use public transport. The total loss to Lagos is estimated at 14.12 million hours per day or N3.8 trillion, per annum.” The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who was represented by the Commissioner for Transport, Dr. Frederick Oladeinde, said that Lagos was adopting a multi-pronged approach as the government is convinced that the state cannot spend its way out of congestion. The President of Lagos Chamber ...