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The Lagos State chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has assured the Lagos State Government of compliance to traffic laws.

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has assured Lagosians that his administration will put safety of lives and property as the core aspect of his administration.

Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have allegedly shot and killed a passenger at Okada junction, Benin/Lagos highway, during the weekend.

Two persons were confirmed dead, yesterday, in a multiple accident involving a Toyota Camry, Volkswagen Bora and two Bajaj motorcycles around Paramount FM area on Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway.

Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, former head of state, on Friday restated the need for all Nigerians to live in peace, saying that the country can only talk of development in an atmosphere of peace.

A former Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Munzali Jibril, has said many private universities in the country neglect staff development and welfare.

A former Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Universities Commission, Prof. Munzali Jibril, on Friday said late General Sani Abacha believed that the Nigerian private sector was not responsible enough to be entrusted with the delicate task of owning and running universities.

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Gabriel Igbinedion, has supported the Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki’s development strides, urging him to remain focused.

There was fear and apprehension yesterday following rumours that a commercial motorcycle operator was shot dead by the Police on Ago Palace way, Okota, Lagos.There was fear and apprehension yesterday following rumours that a commercial motorcycle operator was shot dead by the Police on Ago Palace way, Okota, Lagos.

Hundreds of Okada riders staged a protest in Kaduna weekend over the killing of one of their members by Kaduna State Traffic And Environmental Law Enforcement Agency (KASTELEA) officials around Alhudahuda College Zaria while chasing the Okada rider from Barau Dikko Hospital Tudun Wada Zaria.

The federal government says it has concluded plans to develop National Patients’ Safety Guide.

Four power generation companies (Gencos) have been unable to generate electricity to the national grid for several days, due to gas supply challenges, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) disclosed yesterday.

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has warned operators of motorcycles popularly called Okada and Tricycles also known as Keke NAPEP to guide against the use of the means of easy transport for criminal activities, measures are already being put in place to check such criminal activities.

The Kebbi State Police Command has said that four suspected armed robbers unleashing terror and killing of commercial motorcycles in the state have been arrested.

The 30th Enugu International Trade Fair which ended on Monday in Enugu actually depicted the state of the nation’s economy with the absence of big manufacturing concerns and other key players in the private sector.

Nigeria’s inspector general of police, Mohammed Adamu, has said principal officers of the Nigeria Police Force will be sanctioned if personnel under their supervision is found guilty of the misuse of firearms.

The Edo State acting governor, Philip Shaibu, has urged corps members posted to the state to avoid unnecessary journeys in order to stay alive and serve the nation during their service year.

Obafemi Omokungbe, the rector, Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, has called on the Federal Government to begin making effective policy change of curricula of Nigerian higher institutions such that would-be entrants of universities and polytechnics would know, where they expect to make their careers at the end of their studies.