A Nissan Jeep, registration number KJA 354 ET, was intercepted after hitting a pedestrian and attempting to flee at Ogudu flyover bridge, inward Ifako, Lagos. The General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Sunday. Bakare-Oki explained …
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Easter: LASTMA Deploys 500 Personnel, Equipment Across Lagos
THE Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) said it had deployed 500 personnel and equipment to strategic locations across the state for traffic management during the Easter celebration. The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday …
Read More »Two Bus drivers Jailed 3 Months for Assaulting LASTMA Officials
A Lagos Mobile Court has sentenced two individuals to three months custodial imprisonment for orchestrating a violent and coordinated mob attack on the operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA). The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, said this in a statement made available to the News …
Read More »Truck Crash Kills One, Injures 2 in Lagos
THE Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed the death of one person and two others injured in an accident that occured along Cele Expressway, inward Oshodi, Lagos. The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, confirmed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria …
Read More »Dispatch Rider Dies in Multiple Accident In Lagos
A dispatch rider was confirmed dead, and two others were rescued following a multiple vehicle accident along the Lekki-Epe Expressway in Lagos. The General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, said this in a statement on Friday in Lagos. The statement was signed …
Read More »Lagos Gov’t To Roll Out 2,000 CNG Buses In 2024
GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s government of Lagos State has revealed plans to introduce 2,000 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses by the end of the year. Newsextra24 reports that the State Commissioner for Transport, Seun Osiyemi, announced this yesterday. Osiyemi revealed this information during the annual Ministerial Press Briefing at Bagauda Kaltho Centre …
Read More »LASTMA Arrests Serial Impersonator
THE Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, has arrested a serial impersonator who uses the agency’s name to defraud members of the public. The spokesperson of the agency, Mr Adebayo Taofiq, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Tuesday Taofiq said that the suspect was arrested on Tuesday by the …
Read More »Lagos State: Governor Sanwo-Olu Sacks LASTMA Boss, Appoints Replacement
GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has approved the sacking of the General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Bolaji Oreagba. Trojan News Media reports that the dismissal of Oreagba was made known by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transportation, Olawale Musa, in a statement on Thursday. …
Read More »Lagos State: Governor Sanwo-Olu Sacks LASTMA Boss, Appoints Replacement
GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has approved the sacking of the General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Bolaji Oreagba. Newsextra24 reports that the dismissal of Oreagba was made known by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transportation, Olawale Musa, in a statement on Thursday. He disclosed …
Read More »Army Condemns Misconduct As Soldiers, LASTMA Officials Clash
The Nigerian Army said it would begin a campaign for traffic compliance amongst its officers as no fewer than five yet-to-be-identified soldiers attacked an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency on Monday. A 31-second viral video showed the soldiers with scarves to conceal their identities, and at least …
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