Tag: #NURTW
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LAGOS CLARIFIES TRANSPORT UNIONS’ ROLE IN SANITATION ENFORCEMENT
The Lagos State Government has dismissed claims that transport unions are being empowered to assume the environmental enforcement responsibilities of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), popularly known as KAI. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, made the clarification in a statement posted on his verified X handle on…
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TRANSPORT UNIONS URGE TINUBU TO FAST-TRACK COMPLETION OF ABANDONED KWARA BRIDGES
The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) in Kwara State have appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently intervene in the completion of the abandoned Oko-Olowo-Moro Bridge and the Ohan Bridge projects. Speaking at a joint press conference in Ilorin on Thursday June 11,…
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COURTROOM DRAMA AS AUXILIARY COLLAPSES MID-TRIAL IN IBADAN
Panic briefly took over the Oyo State High Court on Tuesday when Mukaila Lamidi, popularly known as Auxiliary, suddenly collapsed while seated in the courtroom. The former Oyo NURTW chairman reportedly slumped as he awaited the hearing of his case, forcing court officials and security operatives to rush to his aid. The incident brought proceedings…
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FIRE RISKS ON THE RISE: EXPERT WARNS KWARA TRANSPORT WORKERS TO UP SAFETY GAME
Dr. Olubunmi Aderibigbe of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital is sounding the alarm on the growing threat of fires on roads and in homes, urging Kwara’s National Union of Road Transport Workers to take fire safety seriously before more lives and property are lost. Recalling a recent burnt fuel tanker experience, Dr. Aderibigbe called out…
