(1) First and foremost, I would have staggered the ban, introducing new routes to it on a quarterly basis over the next two years. That way, people will be gradually moved into alternative employment
(2) Mobility technology companies like Gokada, ORide and Max.ng would be exempt from the ban. They pose no security risk whatsoever. If anything the states owes them as they have invested something like $100m into the Lagos economy
NIGERIA'S federal government has dragged 70,000 farmers from Kebbi State to court for failing to repay the loans they received under a special N17bn ($46.8m) Anchor Borrower Programme funded by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
EDO State government officials have entered into an agreement with the United Kingdom to introduce video-conferencing in courtrooms to make it easier for people to testify in cases of human trafficking as part of a move to stamp out the menace.
NIGERIAN Airspace Management Agency (Nama) officials have given airlines that owe it money 30 days to bring their payments up to date of face the risk of having their operating licences revoked.
FORMER Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi had to be restrained by team mates over the weekend as he nearly punched Turkish player Emre Belozoglu who used racist language on him calling him a Nigger during a heated league match.
LAGOS State government officials and the Chinese embassy have reached an agreement on how travellers returning from China will be quarantined to prevent the spread of the corona virus across Nigeria.
GOVERNORS of the six states in southwestern Nigeria have resolved to set up anti-corruption units to monitor the funding of the regional security organisation Amotekun to ensure that its funds are not misappropriated.
KWARA State's house of assembly may join the six states of the southwest geo-political zone and pass legislation authorising the creation of the Amotekun security outfit after getting the support of the local All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Afonja Union.
LADIES who fail to honour meeting arrangements after collecting transport fares from men face the prospect of spending five years in jail for fraud if they are dragged to court according to the Nigerian Police Force (NPF).
NIGERIA'S federal government has dragged 70,000 farmers from Kebbi State to court for failing to repay the loans they received under a special N17bn ($46.8m) Anchor Borrower Programme funded by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
EDO State government officials have entered into an agreement with the United Kingdom to introduce video-conferencing in courtrooms to make it easier for people to testify in cases of human trafficking as part of a move to stamp out the menace.
NIGERIAN Airspace Management Agency (Nama) officials have given airlines that owe it money 30 days to bring their payments up to date of face the risk of having their operating licences revoked.
FORMER Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi had to be restrained by team mates over the weekend as he nearly punched Turkish player Emre Belozoglu who used racist language on him calling him a Nigger during a heated league match.
LAGOS State government officials and the Chinese embassy have reached an agreement on how travellers returning from China will be quarantined to prevent the spread of the corona virus across Nigeria.
GOVERNORS of the six states in southwestern Nigeria have resolved to set up anti-corruption units to monitor the funding of the regional security organisation Amotekun to ensure that its funds are not misappropriated.
KWARA State's house of assembly may join the six states of the southwest geo-political zone and pass legislation authorising the creation of the Amotekun security outfit after getting the support of the local All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Afonja Union.
LADIES who fail to honour meeting arrangements after collecting transport fares from men face the prospect of spending five years in jail for fraud if they are dragged to court according to the Nigerian Police Force (NPF).
