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Nigeria’s FID Risks Another Threat Over N18.4bn Sanction On NLNG

Stakeholders in the Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, on Monday, expressed concerns over fresh threat being constituted to the Foreign Direct Investment (FID) and ease of doing business drive, by Senate directive for Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) to pay N18.4 billion to host communities for right of way (RoW) it acquired in 1989 for N73 million.

They spoke on Monday at the Platforms Africa Forum 2022 in Lagos,where they insisted that upper house lacks power to order NLNG to pay N18.4 billion penalty.

Partner, Bloomfield Law Practice, Dr. Ayodele Oni, who spoke from Houston, Texas, and the keynote speaker, Barrister Jide Ologun, declared that the Senate’s power guarantee by the constitution is enormous but this does not include giving an order to a company to pay money within a stipulated time.

“The Senate is not a Court. That right to order resides solely with the Court,” Ologun said.

“The 9th National Assembly has done well and set a standard for the 10th Parliament to surpass. But one area the forthcoming Assembly should refrain from is giving a directive to companies. The recent directive to NLNG to pay N18.4bn within eight weeks is not within the powers of the Senate.

“All lands belong to government, and it was the government that gives them the land. In addition, it was confirmed that the NLNG paid N73million in 1989, any other thing the NLNG is doing will only amount to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The directive for the company to pay will only mount a roadblock to the Foreign Direct Investment (FID)”,Oni added.

Speaking,veteran energy journalist and analyst, Tajudeen Adigun, disclosed that Nigeria’s energy sector is suffering dearth of FID with many companies folding up due to legislation.

He implored the 10th National Assembly to concentrate on making laws that will engender FID.

“The Senate has the constitutional oversight function but in discharging this role, it must always consider the ease of doing business.The communities must be protected while companies too deserve protection to succeed. The NLNG is a company bounded by law and anyone enraged by action or inaction of the company should approach a court for redress.

“Well, they can write a petition to the NASS and the parliament too has the right to accept the petition and look into it. But only the Court, not the NASS, has the right to make an order for a company to pay within a stipulated time. The bottomline is that the parliament should consider ease of doing business in discharging its legislative duties.”

admin by — November 21, 2022 in Oil&Gas 0
We May Resume Strike -ASUU

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has implored the federal government to respect the agreement both had which led to the suspension of the 8-month old strike by paying the outstanding arrears owed lecturers and resolve all the issues that led to the last strike.

Its chairman, University of Port Harcourt chapter, Dr. Darlington Uzoma,disclosed this during a special congress and protest rally at the university campus on Monday.

Academic activities were temporarily paralyzed during the protest

After the special congress attended by the Port Harcourt zonal chairman of ASUU, Prof Stanley Ogoun, the lecturers protested round major sections of the institution against all forms of ill treatment meted out to lecturers by the government.

They sang solidarity songs with placards, marched from the ASUU secretariat at the Delta Park of the university through the main entrance of school, to the Senate building, the Agriculture building and returned to the union’s secretariat.

Some of the inscriptions on the placards read, ‘Lecturers deserve their full wages’, ‘No to casualization of university lecturers’, ‘Federal Government stop maltreating lecturers’, ‘No nation can properly develop without teachers’, among others.

Addressing newsmen, the ASUU Chairman, Uniport chapter, Darlington Uzoma said the protest was to express the union’s dissatisfaction over recent attempts by the federal government to reduce the university lecturers to daily paid casual workers.

He said there was nowhere in the world where university lecturers are treated like casual workers like what is being experienced in Nigeria.

“After the strike was suspended following an order by the National Industrial Court, we have come back to resume our duties. And we are currently doing all the arrears of work that we should have done during the period of strike.”

Uzoma said that the no-work-no-pay adopted by the government was neither here nor there, adding that: “During the strike, it was only teaching we were not doing”

“We were doing research, our members published during that period and we also engaged in community services. Already we are clearing the backlog of work. At the moment, we are combining two sessions.It is so clear now that the ruling class wants to decimate the public universities and of course as the egg heads of the nation, we won’t allow that to happen.

“If the government continues to say they will not pay us, it simply means we are going to abandon all the work that we were supposed to do during the strike.

“The implication is that some of the sections, for instance here in the university of Port Harcourt, we are dealing with academic activities associated with the 2020/2021 session and 2021/2022 session.We call on the federal government to pay us our salary arrears and also expedite action towards resolving all the issues that led to the last strike so that we prevent the likely chaos that may come up in our universities.”

Speaking, the ASUU chairman, Port Harcourt zone, Prof. Stanley Ogoun, said what the government was doing with ASUU was being replicated in other sectors, but that in the latter they don’t have strong unions to fight.

“This fight is not only for ASUU. The students and their parents should be involved. If you think you are not affected, if the government succeeds in stifling and stopping ASUU, they will come for the students someday. So it is about fighting to save our public universities,” he added.

admin by — November 21, 2022 in Education 0
FG Pre-Qualifies BUA International, Two Others For Calabar, Kano FTZ Concession

Three firms each have been pre-qualified and issued the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the concession of the Calabar and Kano Free Trade Zones (FTZs) in the country, respectively.

They are Diamond Stripes Consortium, BUA International Limited, Diamond Stripes Consortium and Northwest Petroleum and Gas Company Limited for Calabar Free Trade Zone and Diamond Stripes Consortium, Urban Shelter Infrastructure Limited and BUA International Limited for Kano Free Trade Zone.

Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Alex A. Okoh,disclosed announced their qualification at the bidders pre-bid conference for the concession of the two FTZs in Abuja on Monday.

He said the bidders are expected to submit their proposals on or before December 2, 2022.

“Thereafter the technical proposals will be publicly opened the same day and evaluated subsequently. The bidders are also expected to submit, along with their proposals, the draft Concession Agreement that has been reviewed or tracked with each page signed or initialled”, he added.

He explained that the pre-bid conference is a continuation of the Federal Government’s ongoing efforts to diversify the country’s economy and fast-track its industrialisation by unlocking the potentials of the two FTZs to transform them into world class facilities through the injection of private sector capital and technical capacity.

“Specifically, the purpose of this meeting is to engage with the prospective bidders, financing institutions and contractors, to elicit discussions and address key concerns with respect to the transactions. We also seek to use this event to provide clarifications on vital issues around the bid documents which we believe should allow bidders to better contextualize and understand the bidding process and prerequisites”, he added.

Stating the vital roles of FTZs to the economic growth and development of several countries in Southeast Asia and southern America particularly China, India, Brazil and Mexico, including some African Countries like Ethiopia and Kenya, Okoh noted that these countries have leveraged on SEZs to fast-track industrialisation, diversify their economies, create jobs, and generate Foreign Direct Investments (FDI).

He lamented that efforts to replicate the success of the FTZ model in Nigeria have not yielded the desired results, owing to many reasons, amongst which are deficient and obsolete infrastructure, over reliance on the treasury for funding, amongst others.

He said it was in a bid to check this trend that the Federal Government through the National Council on Privatisation (NCP) in 2018, approved the reform of the Kano and Calabar FTZs with a view to transforming them, through private sector participation into important pillars and enablers for the FGN’s drive towards diversification, growth and development of the Nigerian economy.

“Following Council’s approval, a Transaction Implementation Committee (TIC) under the chairmanship of the Honourable Minister of Industry, Trade & Investment with membership drawn from relevant stakeholders including NEPZA, Ministry of Justice, Nigerian Export Promotion Council, BPE was constituted to drive the reform process. In addition, Ernst & Young Consortium, was engaged as the Transaction Adviser for the concession of the two zones.

He commended the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari for its determination and unwavering commitment to improve the ease of business and service delivery, through the provision of excellent infrastructure by partnering with the private sector on a mutually beneficial relationship that would incentivise private sector investors and deliver economic benefits to the Nigerian people; and the Vice-President and Chairman of the National Council on Privatisation (NCP), Prof. Yemi Osinbajo,as well as members of NCP for their support and guidance in implementing the Federal Government’s reform, privatisation and PPP programme.

Speaking,the Managing Director of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, represented by his Special Adviser, Mr. Adewale Folowosele congratulated the pre- qualified bidders for getting to that stage of the concession of the two FTZs with the aim of driving sustainable development on the zones.

He commended the BPE for pursuing the transaction relentlessly and described the event as an important milestone for all stakeholders involved the transaction.

admin by — November 21, 2022 in News 0
How Knife Wielding Attacker Stormed National Assembly

The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria( PASAN) has bemoaned weak security at the National Assembly which it said almost resulted in a fatality.

PASAN,at a press conference in Abuja narrated how a suspicious person visiting the facility had upon interrogation pulled out a knife to attack some staff.

PASAN chairman, National Assembly Chapter, Sunday Sabiyi, said the attacker however fled the scene and evaded arrest.

Sabiyi,who spoke to herald the PASAN Week 2022,said: “So many unauthorized persons come into this place. The police are not supposed to come into NASS with their guns but we find out that some Orderly are doing so why?We have so many plans to make the National Assembly secure and we believe the new CNA will believe in us to tackle insecurity to follow the process to see that the environment is secured”

He emphasized that security is for all of us hence the stop and search on vehicles initiative instituted by the management.

“We are also going to enforce the issue of dressing in this place. Not only the security, you see some women dressed half naked”, Sabiyi said.

He congratulated the newly appointed Clerk to the National Assembly Mr Sani Tanbuwa and other top new management staff.

He explained that the congratulations became necessary in view of the near management crisis that witnessed the emergence of the new clerk.

He urged the leadership of the National Assembly Service Commission NASC to always be steadfast and give necessary directives that would enhance harmonious working relationships in the National Assembly.

“What is going on in the national assembly is a management issue and not political. As staff, we don’t want chaos or trouble, all we want is a harmonious working relationship.Everybody knows that there are procedures and service conditions that must be followed at every point in time. It is only in an harmonious workplace that staff can be taken care of”.

He lamented that some junior staff collected between N8000 to N16000 as pension with no gratuity, this is very unacceptable.

admin by — November 21, 2022 in Crime/Metro 0
Finance Ministry Padded Our Budget With N206bn, Humanitarian Affairs Minister Alleges

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, has disowned a ‘suspicious’ insertion of N206 billion into the Ministry’s 2023 budget by the Finance Ministry.

Umar-Farouq appeared before the Senate Panel on Special Duties to defend the 2023 budget on Monday.

She claimed that though the ministry requested for some projects for the North East Development Commission (NEDC) and National Social Safety Net Project in the 2022 budget, the funds were however not released to it by the finance ministry.

She expressed surprise that the funds found their way into the 2023 budget, only this time they were increased 10 times than the original request made.

She said:”Yes we made mention of the projects for 2022 which were not released and part of it was for the NEDC.The money was not released and now we have seen it recurring by almost 10 folds and we are also going to clarify from the ministry of finance to know why this increase despite the fact that the previous year, the money was not even released for the project.

“So we will get the details then send it to you on that.On upscaling of the National Social Safety Net Project. These projects under the national social safety nets, the conditional cash transfer, the updating of the national social register and the rapid response register as well to cushion the effect of inflation.

“This is all I can say for this. I cannot really give full details of how this amount is going to be utilised because it is something that was negotiated between the ministry of finance and world bank.”

Her reply was sequel to a request by a member of the Committee, Senator Elisha Abbo, for explanation about the N206 billion inserted in the budget.

The parliamentarian, who expressed shock by the Minister’s response said that the country can’t continue to borrow money and plunge itself into further debt, adding “This is serious. We cannot continue to borrow money and plunge this country into debt for our children to come and pay without investing in what they will see.”

The chairman of the committee, Senator Yusuf Yusuf,moved a motion to summon Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed to come and give explanation about the N206 billion inserted in the Ministry budget.

He said “I want to move a motion that the Minister of finance should appear before this committee to furnish this committee with details of what they intend to do with N206 billion in 2023 budget.Now that the minister has said that she is not in charge of negotiation, of course she is not, the minister of finance is.”

admin by — November 21, 2022 in News 0
GE,IRENA Partner On Support For Global Climate Change,Energy Security

General Electric has signed a framework agreement with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to collaborate on a plan which will support both climate change and energy security.

The agreement was signed by Francesco La Camera, Director-General of IRENA, and Roger Martella, Chief Sustainability Officer of GE at the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP 27) in Egypt.

Through the partnership, GE and IRENA have agreed to cooperate across several specific pillars including decarbonization, thought leadership, adoption and sustainable use of all forms of renewable energy.

COP27 provides the right context and platform for the agreement to move forward.

Francesco La Camera, Director-General of IRENA, commented: “Any near-term shortfall in action will further reduce the chance of keeping 1.5°C within reach. We are acutely aware that scaling up renewable energy investments and decarbonization technologies is more important today than ever. Our collaboration with GE underlines how partnerships within the industry can – and must – serve our mission of supporting countries in their transition to a sustainable energy future. Together with forward-looking multinationals such as GE, we hope to accelerate progress and fuel global ambitions to achieve net zero.”

“GE knows that partnership is critical to solving climate change and energy security. We are thus honored to partner with IRENA as a key stakeholder to achieve the shared goal of a just and ambitious energy transition,” said Roger Martella, Chief Sustainability Officer, GE.

He added:“As a company whose equipment helps generate one-third of the world’s electricity, GE is rising to the challenge of innovating technology to decarbonize the energy sector while making energy more reliable, affordable, and sustainable for the 750 million people who lack access.”

The US Department of State’s Bureau of Energy Resources Assistant Secretary Geoffrey R. Pyatt stated, “The United States strongly supports private sector-led industrial decarbonization efforts, and we look forward to working closely with GE and other cutting edge industry players to advance these initiatives.”

Sequel to the signing of the agreement, GE and IRENA will explore how to jointly support decarbonization efforts in critical markets and sectors, including onshore and offshore wind, bio energy with CCUS, hydro, green hydrogen, energy storage, electrification, and the latest grid modernization technologies.

The organizations plan to collaborate on identifying thought leadership, events, and knowledge exchange opportunities with strategic stakeholders and partners to promote the continued growth of the renewables sector.

Speaking on the agreement, Mohammed Mijindadi, President, GE Nigeria said “This agreement is a welcome development for Nigeria with its ambition to diversify the nation’s energy mix. GE’s Renewable Energy business is providing technology and services that can help enhance the country’s renewable energy generating capacity, improve and optimize the grid infrastructure, as well as leverage its advanced digital service offerings for cutting edge transformation”.

The partners will also consider technical cooperation, exploring collaboration on technical solutions and capacity-building that support regional and country-level stakeholders.

This agreement demonstrates GE and IRENA’s commitment to achieving climate change goals while focusing on the three pillars of the energy trilemma –reliability, sustainability, and affordability.

admin by — November 21, 2022 in Power 0
FIPL Boosts Sustainability In Power Sector,Inducts Young Engineers

First Independent Power Limited (FIPL), a Sahara Power Group Company, has inducted 13 young engineers into the generating company.

The development followed a six-month extensive development programme focused on enhancing technical competence, responsible engineering and driving FIPL’s human capital sustainability strategy.

The 2022 graduates are the fourth batch of FIPL’s Entry level engineering programme, which began in 2012 in line with Sahara Power Group’s commitment to training and empowering young and vibrant engineers towards adding impetus to the process of transforming the power sector,a statement said.

Speaking at the event, Managing Director, Sahara Power Group, Anthony Youdeowei, upheld said the nation would look to the young engineers to play a critical role in changing the narrative of the power sector in Nigeria. He asserted, “For us to make a difference, we must equip and mentor the younger generation and give them all the support they need to become instruments of transformation and part of the commitment of FIPL to the energy sector includes harnessing the potential of these young vibrant talents across the country.”

Congratulating the graduands, Youdeowei was quoted as imploring them to be focused and dedicated to delivering excellence given the strategic role they are expected to play in continuing efforts geared at transforming the Nigerian power sector.

He added:“You have been called to serve your country, and you must do so with the willingness and desire to improve and overhaul certain areas of the power sector if need be to birth the power sector that will support sustainable growth and development in Nigeria”.

Also speaking at the ceremony, Dr. Kenechukwu Nwangwu, CEO, FIPL, commended the graduands for their dedication and zeal to complete the program successfully.

He stated:“I am proud to be part of Sahara group for providing career opportunities and upskilling young, talented and vibrant professionals. It is with great delight that I congratulate you for starting such a rigorous program and finishing on such high note”. He added that he would build on the legacy of the former CEO, Godwin Emmanuel, by creating programs that will harness these talents and transform them into full-fledged engineers for the future.

The entry-level engineer’s trainee program is a key component of sustainability planning and building of a talent pool at FIPL. During the program, trainees were required to undergo a series of classroom-based learning sessions facilitated by the Energy Training Centre (ETC), carry out hands-on and on-the-job training with rotations across several areas within the organization.

Sahara Power Group continues to invest immensely in training and capacity-building programs targeted at advancing the aspiration of youths by providing them with the opportunity to build their abilities while empowering them for a better life. This is part of Sahara Power’s commitment to Nigerians in its quest to bring energy to life responsibly.

admin by — November 21, 2022 in Power 0
Eko DisCo Rallies Stakeholders Against Energy Theft,Vandalism

Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC)has solicited the support of customers and stakeholders in nipping in the bud cases of energy theft and vandalism within its network.

Dr Tinuade Sanda, Chief Executive Officer, EKEDC, who spoke during a customer engagement forum organised by the company in Lagos,said the company was losing an average of N3 billion to vandalism within the company’s operation.

She was represented by the company’s Chief Finance Officer, Joseph Esenwa.

She said despite huge investment in power infrastructure by EKEDC, vandalisation of equipment was still on the high side.

She also said activities of vandals were crippling power distribution to the company’s customers.

She added:“Recently, we reported cases of stolen cables, damaged transformers, and other network infrastructure,” she said, decrying the spate of vandalism within its network, which adversely affected power distribution to customers.

She explained that the economic power and livelihood of the customers had been disrupted due to vandalism.

She implored customers to guard electrical installations within their environments to avoid being plunged into unexpected darkness.

“We implore all residents and customers to report any act suspected to be vandalism to the nearest Police Station, Civil Defence and the Department of State Service,” said Sanda.

She narrated instances where customers using prepaid meters connived with electricians to bypass meters with the aim of evading payment for energy consumed.

“The negative impact of the rising cases of energy theft and vandalism has become worrisome to the company, that is why we have commenced intensive campaign against energy theft and vandalism across our Business Units to curb the illegalities.
“While we are also soliciting the support of communities to assist EKEDC in curbing these illegal activities, the provision of improved and stable electricity supply is a collective responsibility that requires collaboration of stakeholders.

“As the ricocheting effect will not only impede progress in the power sector and affect revenue, but will also erode the quality of electricity supply to our customers,” Sanda explained.

She warned of dire sanctions for offenders, saying it was a punishable offence under Section 94(3) of the EPSRA Act 2005 and culprits were liable to imprisonment for five to seven years.

The CEO reiterated the company’s commitment to curbing energy theft, vandalism and other illegalities perpetrated by unscrupulous elements within its network.

On metering, Sanda said the company had commenced effective metering through the Meter Asset Provider (MAP) scheme where meters were installed within 10 working days after confirmation of payment.

She urged customers to key into the MAP scheme as a way of addressing estimated billings.

On infrastructure development, the EKEDC boss said the company had bought over 150 transformers to improve supply and had commenced installation.
She added that the company had trained over 300 lines men to resume in various locations to boost operational efficiency.

Mr Gibraltar Njowusi, the Secretary, Apapa Government Council, commended the company for its prompt response to faults, while urging the company to support the project on powering street lights.
Njowusi urged EKEDC to support the community it operated from through development of infrastructure as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility.

Mr lgomu Lawrence, the Chief Port Engineer, Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) advised EKEDC to make electricity available to all.
He said so many companies ought to have been paying willing if supply was available.

admin by — November 21, 2022 in Power 0
Flood: Shell Commences Distribution Of Relief Materials To Niger Delta Victims

Shell has commenced distribution of relief materials to some impacted communities in Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta and Imo states.

The multinational oil company has implored other players in the region to join in the efforts to provide relief materials for people impacted by the recent flood disaster and work together towards helping these victims restore their lives to normal.

Country Chairman, Shell Companies in Nigeria and Managing Director, The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), Mr. Osagie Okunbor said thesebrecently in Ahoada, Rivers State, when the company handed over food and non-food relief materials, as well as medical supplies to impacted communities and people housed in the camps for internally displaced people.

He said: “Shell is providing these relief materials because we do not want you to go through this sad experience alone as government and concerned institutions continue to work to make life go back to normal.This must be a most horrifying period for you, not being able to go about your normal lives and being exposed to all manners of health and livelihood challenges.” He urged the affected people “to, please, utilise the services of our medical outreach. They are very experienced and have been providing similar services across the Niger Delta to hundreds of thousands of people via our programmes.”

Okunbor,who was represented by SPDC Corporate Lands Manager, Mr. Trevor Akpomughe, he said the flood disaster affects many communities across Nigeria.

He added:”For us, at Shell, we are providing support to people who are in communities where we have Shell operations and in IDP camps. You are our immediate neighbours and, as we have always shown, what affects you, affects us. So, these relief materials and medical outreach programme that we are providing to you, we are also providing them to other affected communities in Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta and Imo states.”

Shell had earlier announced that it would be spending one million US Dollars ($1million), exclusive of its joint venture partners in Nigeria, to support government’s efforts to provide relief to people impacted by the current flood disaster. This programme has started in Ahoada, Rivers State where the Chairman of Ahoada East Local Government Area (LGA), Benjamin Eke, and representatives of the paramount ruler, Eze Kelvin Anugwo, were on hand to receive the materials.

The LGA chairman, Eke, said :“My sincere appreciation to SPDC for this timely intervention. By this gesture the company should be seen as one that shows it cares for the people in this area. I want to personally thank SPDC for the robust medical attention and it is our hope that this gesture will ameliorate the hardships faced by the victims of the flooding in our communities.

“We wish to re-assure you of our commitment to partner with our key stakeholders in bringing the desired development to our host communities. Thank you for your understanding and we hope to see the situation return to normalcy soon. We assure you that there will be peace here and you will have a very smooth operation.”

At the ceremony in Ahoada, Shell provided medical items that included pain-relieving creams and lotions, anti-diarrhea tablets, multivitamins, eye ointment, disposable face masks, antivenom for snake bites, vaccines against tetanus and mosquito repellant creams. The company also provided bags of rice, iodized salt, garri, beans, beverages, infant supplements, sachet water, cartons of noodles, vegetable and palm oil; toothpaste, sanitary pads, towels, antiseptic soaps, diapers, washing soap; mattresses, blankets, mosquito nets, plates and cups, buckets etc.

admin by — November 21, 2022 in Oil&Gas 0
LASTMA Investigates Three Officials Over Extortion

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has set up investigation panel to probe three of its officials who allegedly extorted commercial vehicle owners in Lagos recently.

Specifically,officials of the agency were alleged to have collected N13.000, N15.000 and N20.000 respectively from different commercial bus drivers in Lagos.

The agency’s action was sequel to a publication in Punch Newspaper captioned ‘Anger as LASTMA officials clamp down on motorists with trumped-up charges’ dated 18th of Nov. 2022.

The General Manager of (LASTMA), Mr. Bolaji Oreagba disclosed in a statement that the agency had summoned all officials mentioned inside the publication to appear before a 7-man investigation panel set up to thoroughly look into those allegations as published.

He added that all evidence contained in the publication would be thoroughly scrutinized by the panel and any officials fond culpable would be made to face the consequences under the extant rule of the State Civil Service as specified.

He added:”We have set up a 7-man investigation panel to thoroughly look into those alleged extortions levied against some of our officials and I assured the public that the outcome of the panel would be made public particularly by same Punch newspaper.We have it on record that some of our officials alleged to have found wanting for official misconduct or unethical behaviour recently are currently facing disciplinary panel as the management would not condone any act of indiscipline from any official”

He implored members of the public to always come forward with their complaint with evidence against any misbehaved officials via the Agency ‘Complaint hotlines’ (08100565860/08174722227/08129928597).

According to him,there are many LASTMA officials that are doing dedicated, conscientious and professional in carrying out their official functions as observed during the Lastma Connect programme aired on Traffic Radio with many Lagosians acknowledging the good work of traffic control personnel.

He advised all road users in Lagos to obey the traffic regulations so as not to run foul of the Law, stressing that some violators are fond of offering traffic personnel bribes to avoid prosecution without realizing that the law frowns on both giver and the taker.

He enjoined any motorists with genuine complaint or report should equally reach out to LASTMA via the Agency’s various social media channels (Instagram- ekolastma), (Twitter- @followlastma), (email -info@lastmalagos.com), (Facebook -ekolastma) and (YouTube – LastmaTV)

admin by — November 21, 2022 in Crime/Metro 0