Lagos To Phase Out ‘Okada’, ‘Keke’ From July

LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos State Government will from July introduce what it describes as First Mile and Last Mile (FMLM) mobility solution to replace banned Okada and tricycle. Transportation Commissioner Frederick Oladeinde, speaking yesterday at the 2020 ministerial press briefing at the JJT Park, Alausa, Ikeja, said: “Following the restriction of motorcycles and tricycles for…

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Buhari Sources For Fresh $5.513bn Loan To Finance Revised 2020 Budget

LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the House of Representatives to request for the approval of fresh external borrowings totalling $5.513 billion. The President, in the letter read by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon.Femi Gbajabiamila, at the resumption of plenary on Thursday, said the funds were for 2020 budget deficit,…

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Residents Flee As Gunmen Kill Over 60 People In Three Sokoto Villages

LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than  60 people were killed on Wednesday night when some gunmen attacked Garki, Katuma and Kuzari villages under Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State.  Those, who sustained life-threatening injuries, are currently receiving treatment at General Hospital, Sabon Birni, according to residents, who spoke with SaharaReporters. The number of…

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