Tag: KAROTA.

Ganduje inaugurates 25 power bikes for traffic control

Aminu Imam

Kano State governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has inaugurated 25 power bikes procured by the Kano Road Traffic Agency to control traffic. Inaugurating the power bikes on Sunday in Kano, Ganduje said the bikes would be used to ensure that road users comply with traffic regulations. He said the bikes would enable KAROTA personnel to move quickly to monitor traffic, trace violators and go around the city to fish out those smuggling illicit and substandard goods into the state. The governor urged KAROTA officials to redouble their efforts in controlling traffic…

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Passengers stranded as tri-cycle operators commence strike in Kano

Aminu Imam

…’No going back on N100 daily levy – KAROTA tells operators School children and many passengers were stranded in Kano yesterday, as tricycle operators embarked on an indefinite strike throughout the State to protest the State government’s refusal to suspend the collection of a N100 daily levy. One of the busiest places in Kano, the popular Bata area, where a number of businesses are conducted and also connected many parts of the daily activities of Kano metropolis, were seen almost empty due to the strike by the tricycle operators. Hundreds of…

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KAROTA intercepts trailer with unregistered detergents

Aminu Imam

The Kano Road and Traffic Agency, (KAROTA) has intercepted and impounded a trailer with a brand of detergent mixed with those that are not certified by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). This was contained in a statement issued by the agency public relations officer, Nabilusi Abubakar K/Na’isa yesterday. The operation, which took place at Bompai Road, Kano, was a joint exercise between KAROTA and Kano State Consumer Protection Council after intelligence was gathered by the intelligence unit of the state traffic agency. “The operation…

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