Tag: ROAD TRANSPORT

NDLEA, NARTO forge alliance to tackle drug trafficking via Road Transport

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) have pledged to work together to curb the use of commercial and haulage vehicles for the trafficking of illicit drugs across Nigeria. This renewed commitment was made on Thursday, 24th July 2025, when the National President of NARTO, Alhaji Yusuf Lawal Othman, led a delegation of the association’s leadership on a courtesy visit to the NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (Rtd), at the Agency’s national headquarters in Abuja.   Othman…

ROAD TRANSPORT: NYSC seeks stakeholders’ support on corps members’ safety

Emporium Reporters

The National Youth Service Corps has sought the support of stakeholders in the transport sector towards ensuring the safety of Corps Members traveling in commercial vehicles.   This was said at a meeting with the Management of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and National Leaders of transport unions, including the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) and National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) amongst others held at the FRSC Headquarters in Abuja.   Addressing the stakeholders, the NYSC Director-General, Brigadier…