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E-hailing drivers in Lagos State have threatened to stage a protest over the impasse of the data-sharing agreement between the state government and Uber Technologies System Nigeria Limited. PUNCH Metro learnt that the state government had warned the ride-sharing company to comply with the agreement bordering on the integration of the application programme interface, otherwise known […]
The Lagos State Government has issued a clarification regarding the recently established data-sharing agreement with e-hailing services operating within the state. This clarification comes in response to misinformation that arose following the government’s announcement of its intention to sanction Uber for alleged non-compliance with the initiative In a statement released on Sunday, the Lagos State […]
A 2020 agreement between ride-hailing platforms and the Lagos state government to share access to user data is now at the center of a potential fallout between the government and Uber. While competitor Bolt has agreed to the terms, Uber is hesitant, said one person familiar with the company. As part of ride-hailing regulations introduced in 2020, […]
..the state officials operate by ordering rides on the Uber platform only to set upon the drivers who accepted the rides, deflate their tyres and impound their vehicles. The Lagos State Ministry of Transportation has reportedly started impounding vehicles belonging to e-hailing drivers operating on the Uber app. According to people close to the matter, the latest […]
Motorists and users of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have lamented the violation of traffic laws by drivers and motorcyclists driving against traffic on the highway. The road users told PUNCH Metro on Thursday that impatient motorcyclists and drivers were fond of using ‘one-way’ in order to beat traffic, endangering their lives and other commuters using the road. When […]
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has disclosed that the agency arrested 19 suspected hoodlums for extorting unsuspecting members of the public in the state. The Public Relations Officer, LASTMA, Adebayo Taofiq, disclosed in a statement made available to PUNCH Metro on Tuesday, stating that a preliminary investigation had shown that the hoodlums had been caught using […]
President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated the Red Line Rail Project in Lagos. The project, an intra-state rail service aimed at improving transportation within the city, spans 37 kilometres. The Red Line Rail Project in Lagos, Nigeria, represents a significant infrastructure development aimed at improving transportation within the city. Here are five key aspects worth noting […]
The Federal Road Safety Corps has said the multiple road crashes that led to the death of no fewer than five people in the Nasrul-Lahi-Li Fathi Society of Nigeria corridor along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Wednesday were caused by dangerous driving. The FRSC Chief Route Commander, Florence Okpe, who spoke with our correspondent further confirmed […]
The Lagos Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps has said that it recorded 342 road accidents that claimed 22 lives in the state between January and February 2024. The state Sector Commander, FRSC, Babatunde Farinloye, disclosed this in an exclusive interview with PUNCH Metro on Tuesday. The PUNCH had reported that the FRSC Corps Marshal, Dauda […]
…Says LASG is intentional, unrelenting in addressing traffic issues President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will commission the Lagos Red Line rail on Thursday, February 29, the state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu said on Wednesday. The Governor revealed this while speaking at the Lagos State Parking Authority (LASPA) Stakeholders Forum themed: “Parking in Lagos, the journey so far […]
