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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, stated that it was not an easy decision to ban commercial motorcycles while seeking re-election. The governor made this statement onThursday at the maiden summit on non-oil exports organised…

Lagos State Government has introduced an Anti-Okada Squad to collaborate with the Police force in implementing the ban in the six local government areas and highways, major roads and Bridges. This latest development was announced by…

Lagos State government has said there is no going back in its decision on impounding Okada, popularly known as commercial motorcycle in six local government areas and nine local council development areas of the State. Read…

Following the ban of motorcyle operators also known as Okada riders in some parts of Lagos State, the Motorcycle Transport Union of Nigeria (MTUN) have expressed their grievances in a Federal High Court against Lagos State Government.…

Lagos State Police Command has seized 140 motorcycles; and also arrested 16 passengers and riders in an effort to enforce the ban on okada in the state. Read Also: Lagos Govt Says No Cause For Alarm Over Ban On Motorcycles The state's…

Lagos State Government has told Lagosians not to express anxiety over the enforcement of the ban on commercial motorcycle, popularly know as Okada, which commences today, June 1. The state government made this affirmation…

Lagos State Police Commissioner, Abiodun Alabi, has clarified that residents who operate motorcycles for courier services or other private dealings will not be affected the latest okada ban. Recall that state government had on Wednesday,…

Kaduna State Government has asked telecommunications firms to suspend their services in the state from September 30, towards checking the activities of bandits. The State’s Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel…

Federal High Court in Lagos state has fixed December 15, 2020, to hear a suit praying for the reversal of the ban placed by the Lagos State Government on the operations of commercial motorcycles and tricycles, popularly known as okada and…

Hundreds of beggars has on February 25 protested against the undue harassment and arrest of their members by state officials. The beggars stormed Lagos State House of Assembly and the Governor’s Office at Alausa, Ikeja, to protest in…

Deputy governor of Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat has alleged that some of the riders carry knives and guns, thereby posing threat to lives and properties in the state. He said there was no…

The Director-General of Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, Dr Timothy Olawale, has called on employers and organisations to develop develop the capacity for remote work, whereby staff members didn’t have to be physically…

Kokun Foundation has gifted a new car to Sandra, a female Gokada rider who went viral on social media during the protest by motorcycle riders against the recent ban on motorcycles and tricycles In Lagos State. Following the ban on…