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The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) in Ikoyi, Lagos, was yesterday asked to sack the National President, National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Tajudeen Baruwa. The request was made by some leaders and officers of the union in the South-West zone before the court presided over by …

A fresh crisis has emerged within the leadership of the Zamfara State Chapter of the National Union Of Road Transport Workers (NURTW). This is as a group is demanding a change of leadership following the emergence of Dauda Lawal Dare as Governor-elect on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, …

The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), has directed its members to continue to receive the old naira notes, till deadline of the Federal Government’s extension of the new currency swap policy on Feb. 10. The Union’s President, Prof. Tajudeen Baruwa, gave the directive on Monday when the Director-General, …

Barely three weeks to the Osun State governorship election coming on July 16, the Chairman, National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Osogbo Branch, Osun State, Comrade Kazeem Oyewale, popularly known as Asiri Eniba, has cried out over threats to his life. According to Asiri Eniba, the Peoples Democratic Party …

Many commercial motorcyclists popularly known as Okada riders have started relocating from Lagos State as the total ban on their operation takes effect from today. According to Daily Trust, many of the Okada riders are either relocating to their towns and villages while others are relocating to neighbouring states like Ogun …

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi, has met with two factional transport leaders in the state: Musiliu Akinsanya popularly called MC Oluomo; and Azeez Abiola, aka Istijabah. In a statement on Monday by Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Benjamin Hundeyin, the CP warned that anyone person …

Lagos State Government has appointed an ex-chairman of the state’s chapter of National Union of Road Transport Workers, Musiliu Akinsanya popularly called MC Oluomo, as the chairman of its Parks Management Committee. Also, a former Assistant Inspector General of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, was appointed as the Liaison Officer between the …

The National Union of Road Transport Workers has dissolved its Lagos State council under Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as MC Oluomo. NURTW, made this known in a statement titled ‘Dissolution of Lagos State Administrative Council’, jointly signed by its national president, Alhaji Tajudeen Baruwa, and general secretary, Alhaji Kabiru …

A Yaba Chief Magistrate’s Court in Lagos State, on Monday, granted bail in the sum of one million Naira to the Lagos Island Branch B chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers charged with murder. The NURTW Chairman, Azeez Lawal (a.k.a Kunle Poly), is charged along with one …

Members of Lagos State chapter of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) have raised concerns over how the union’s state chairman, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly called Mc Oluomo, has been openly running a parallel unbranded body against NURWT, banning sales of the union’s ticket across the state and declaring himself …