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LASTMA official controlling traffic . Lagos State Traffic Management Authority is a Lagos State-owned agency under the Ministry of Transportation. [1] [2] The agency was established on the 15th of July, 2000 [3] to transform the state transportation system to ensure free flow of traffic in the state and also reduce road accidents. [4]
Pages in category "Road incidents in Nigeria" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
The risk of dying as a result of a road traffic injury is highest in the African Region (26.6 per 100 000 population), and lowest in the European Region (9.3 per 100 000). [3] Adults aged between 15 and 44 years account for 59 percent of global road traffic deaths. 77 percent of road deaths are males. [6]
The Federal Highway System of Nigeria also known as Trunk A national roads connects economic and political centers within the country, in addition it links Nigeria with its neighboring countries.These roads are constructed and maintained by the Federal Government of Nigeria through the Federal Ministry of Works and the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency.
Humanitarian access to the area has been difficult due to insecurity and bad roads, as stated by United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in its press release. [3] On 17 January 2017, the Nigerian Air Force mistakenly bombed the camp, leaving at least 52 people dead and over 100 injured. [2] [4] [5]
A major obstacle to economic activities for Yala people is the bad roads, both federal and state. The bad state of disrepair of the roads leads to fast depreciation of motorcycles, the main medium of transport. Dust from the roads causes respiratory illnesses and contaminated garri.
Slated to be Nigeria’s first deepsea port and the deepest such facility in sub-Saharan Africa, work on Lekki began in March 2018 and is targeted to be complete in 2022. The port will help meet rising demand for containers in Nigeria, the compound annual growth rate of which is forecast to be 12.9% between 2016 and 2025.
Senator Nicholas Tofowomo has so far facilitated the construction of 9 Roads, 28 Blocks of Class Rooms, 4 Health Care Centre 8 Transformers, over 500 poles of Solar Powered Street Lights. The Senator, in the area of agriculture, has donated over 4000 bags of NPK fertilizers to farmers in his Senatorial District. [11]