NURTW
24 Mar
The Ogun State Government said it is determined to resolve the crisis that broke out between the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and the Ogun State Park Management Board (OGSPAM) recently.
25 Feb
The above was the subtitle of the last paragraph of the third piece last week, which was a report of how a transport workers union inside Lagos taxes their members to generate revenue for some unknown powers.
18 Feb
On Sunday July 23, 2023, the oracle in this column looked into the seeds of time and warned here in an article titled, ‘Cost of governance and our leaders’ lifestyle’ thus:
7 Feb
Nasarawa State chapter of Nigerian Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has called on the state government to ban all illegal motor parks existing in the state, with a view to checkmating incessant kidnappings.
26 Jan
On the fateful day of September 10, 2023, Rabiu Musa embarked on a routine journey from his home in Jos to deliver a shipment of tomatoes to a client in the oil-rich city of Port-Harcourt. Little did he know that the trip would turn..
14 Jan
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has threatened tough measures against drivers of heavy-duty trucks found overloaded with industrial and household goods along Maiduguri-Dikwa-Gambouru/Ngala Road.
12 Jan
There was a tweet that drew attention on the Nigerian section of Twitter recently because it had a young Nigerian, Vincent Adeoba, former Co-founder and CEO of a transport tech startup, Transtura, describing his experience in setting up a startup in Lagos and how he encountered unforeseen challenges and the pervasive grip of extortionate practices.…
9 Jan
2023 was a truly unpleasant year, dominated by the removal of fuel subsidies, higher inflation that affected real disposable incomes and devaluation of the naira, among others.
2 Jan
The Committee on Implementation of End of Year Transportation Subsidy Programme of President Bola Tinubu, has said over 160,000 passengers so far benefitted from the programme in the first 10 days of its implentation.
23 Dec
There is confusion within the road transport sector over the Federal Government’s announcement of 50 per cent reduction in transportation fares along 22 inter-state routes during this Yuletide season.
3 Dec
The two wiper blades of the commercial bus Tajudeen Onileola drives are gone. Also, one of the vehicle’s side mirrors has disappeared. According to Tajudeen, who plies the Mile 2-Oshodi route, his vehicle’s parts did not disappear deliberately.
4 Nov
The President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Comrade Tajudeen Ibikunle Baruwa, has again called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to call the Minister of Labour and Employment, Solomon Lalong, to order so as not to truncate the October 2, 2023, Labour and Federal Government’s agreement.
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