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‘Our businesses are suffering’ – Bad roads cripple female traders’ livelihoods in Lagos community
On a quiet Thursday afternoon, Aboru, a community tucked near Iyana Ipaja in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State, presented a striking contrast to the usual hustle and bustle typical of Lagos communities.....TAP TO CONTINUE READING
When The Guardian’s correspondent visited, just a handful of shops were open, and the streets were nearly empty.
The untarred main road remained largely silent, except for the occasional rumble of commercial tricycles, popularly called keke maruwa, as they passed through.
Abiola Omowunmi, a resident who has been living in the community since the early 2000s, sat in a wooden kiosk where her friend sells Ankara fabrics.
Omowunmi said the road in the community has remained impassable since she moved in, as she gestured toward the untarred main road.
From conversations with residents in the community, The Guardian learnt that the roads are worse when it rains, trapping residents in the community and stopping people outside from accessing it.
Residents also said the community used to suffer from floods during peak rainy seasons, which has resulted in the deaths of some residents and the loss of properties in the community.
Omowunmi told The Guardian that she has lost one of her husband’s relatives to the flood. She added that the government began repairing the road three years ago, but it is nowhere near completion.
“It is even a bit better now. After all, they have constructed a bridge over the canal. Before, all we had was a makeshift wooden bridge, which we used to access the community. We thank God that when it rains, the flood no longer carries people away. But we need good roads,” said Omowunmi.
Bad roads stall trades in the community
The Guardian first reported in 2021 on the deplorable state of Aboru Road and other roads in Iyana Ipaja. Four years later, residents say little has changed.
The Chairman of Oki Central Community Development Association (CDA), Gbadamosi Oluwafemi Razak, told The Guardian in 2021 that the Lagos State Commissioner for Environment at the time, Tunji Bello, had handed over the project to a contractor and that the bridge over the canal from the community and Agbele to Ipaja would be made with concrete on both sides, with roads that would take vehicles.
Razak said work had started at the time and hoped that it would be completed.
The Guardian’s correspondent confirmed that a concrete bridge has been constructed over the canal, but the roads still remain in deplorable condition.
The bridge was constructed over the canal.
Despite the construction of a canal in Akinolu that links to Aboru, residents say proper road infrastructure is still missing. They still groan over the poor state of the roads as they did in 2021, and female traders lament poor sales.
In the wooden kiosk belonging to her friend who sells Ankara fabrics, Omowunmi said she met her friend sleeping when she arrived because she had no customers to attend to. Omowunmi said it was the norm around there, particularly for female traders who struggle to make sales.
“We need the roads to be repaired so we can sell our wares in our shops inside the community. If the road is good, many customers will patronise us and sales will move,” said Omowunmi.
Good roads, no doubt, are a prerequisite for good trades. This was echoed by the former corps marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Boboye Oyeyemi, in 2022.
“Roads are inevitable to economies at the micro and macro levels. In underscoring the importance of roads to building economies, the roads and road infrastructures must be designed and built to be safe, resilient, smart, and sustainable. Roads should be built in a way that would not become ‘death traps’ to the users.
“The world’s leading economies have better-built roads with networks that promote road safety and minimal socio-economic consequences,” said Boboye.
The absence of it, however, stalls trade.
A tailor in Raji Rasaki Street, who has been living there for the past seven years, Labake, said the roads have been in the same condition since she moved in. According to her, officials of the Lagos State Government have made several promises to repair the roads, but they have never fulfilled their promises.
Labake decried the state of the road, adding that many residents have moved out of the community, sold their homes, and children cannot go to school when it rains.
“Many residents have sold their houses and moved out because of the bad road. They are not glad to do it. We have seen that they have begun repairing the canal, but the work is not near perfect or completion. We want them to fix the roads. The road repair is not something the residents can do all by themselves.
A shop.
“Our children who have resumed won’t be able to go to school when it rains. We also cannot leave the community when it rains. Even those who work outside the community can’t go to work or return home on rainy days. How will businesses boom when the road is bad?” she lamented.
The tailor added that several shop owners have locked and abandoned their shops because poor road conditions have slowed businesses. The Guardian’s correspondent observed that Labake was the only trader who opened her shop in the building, while her neighbors’ shops remained locked.
Labake’s shop opened, while her neighbours’ shops are shut.
When contacted, the General Manager of Lagos State Public Works, Ayodele Somide, directed The Guardian to the agency’s public relations officer. As of press time, the spokesperson had not returned calls or text messages.
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The Oyo State Police Command has announced an operational success recorded following an intelligence-led operation.....TAP TO CONTINUE READING
Acting on credible intelligence, operatives of the Command intercepted a truck conveying materials suspected to be explosive devices during a stop-and-search operation in Saki, Oyo State. The truck and the suspected materials were promptly secured and are currently in police custody.
Upon receiving a briefing on the development, the Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command, CP Femi Haruna, immediately ordered a comprehensive investigation into the matter.
Consequently, specialised personnel of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Unit and the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Unit were deployed to safely secure the items for safekeeping and forensic examination. Detailed forensic analysis has since commenced, alongside a thorough and robust investigation to determine the exact nature of the items and their intended use.
The truck driver has been taken into custody and is cooperating fully with investigators as efforts continue to unravel all the circumstances surrounding the incident.
The Commissioner of Police commended the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, for his unwavering support, strategic leadership, and continued provision of operational guidance that enhance proactive, intelligence-driven policing across the country.
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One person has died and another sustained injuries following an assault by suspected armed bandits in Apa Local Government Area of Benue State.....TAP TO CONTINUE READING
According to sources, the attack took place on January 24 around 4:00 p.m. along the Amoke–Odugbo road in Ukpogo Village, Edikwu Ward.
The victims, identified as Mr Joseph Okoh and Miss Aneh Sunday, both from Ogodumo, Adoka in Otukpo LGA, were reportedly riding a motorcycle when the assailants struck.
“They were rushed to the Comprehensive Health Centre, Ugbokpo, where Mr Okoh was confirmed dead while receiving treatment. Miss Sunday is currently admitted and responding to treatment,” the source stated.
Nigerian troops were quickly deployed to the area, and a search operation in the surrounding bushes is ongoing to apprehend the attackers.
“The Criminal Investigation Department has commenced an investigation into the incident,” the source added.
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has scrapped special concessions and registration procedures previously granted to candidates with albinism for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, citing abuse of the privilege to perpetrate examination malpractice.....TAP TO CONTINUE READING
The Board also warned faith-based tertiary institutions to clearly declare their religious status at the point of admission, saying it is deceptive to present as secular and later impose religious rules on students.
As reported by Vanguard, these decisions were taken on Saturday at a meeting between JAMB management, led by its Registrar, Prof. Isaq Oloyede, and Commissioners for Education from the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, held in Ikeja, Lagos.
Oloyede said the meeting was convened to review and assess previous admission exercises.
He noted that despite safeguards introduced by the Board, some individuals remained determined to circumvent the system.
“We have stopped some concessions we gave albino candidates. This is because some are using artificial intelligence to manipulate the registration process to look like they are albinos because of the consideration we gave them.
“Last year alone, over 7,000 claimed to be albinos. We have stopped special registration procedures for albinos,” he said.
Addressing complaints from candidates admitted into some private institutions over compulsory religious instruction, Oloyede urged faith-based schools to be transparent.
“Faith-based institutions should declare from the onset what they are, so that whoever applies there will know what he is going to meet there. But some don’t do that. They will pretend to be secular, but once students are admitted, trouble will begin over religious instruction and injunctions.
“If you are a faith-based institution, say so. The law allows you to set up faith-based schools,” he said.
On last year’s UTME, where the highest-scoring candidate was later found to be a 300-level university student, the JAMB registrar said investigations showed that some undergraduates sit for the examination to change courses or assist others to secure admission.
“Students who are already in school but want to change courses and are applying again must declare and disclose their status.
“We have found that some candidates already in school are writing the examination for other candidates. Last year, the candidate who scored the highest was found to be a 300-level student in the university.
“Henceforth, any candidate found engaging in such an act, and who fails to disclose that he is already in school but wants to change course, will be disqualified and will also lose his current admission,” he said.
On admission criteria, Oloyede explained that federal government-owned institutions allocate 45 per cent on merit, 20 per cent on catchment area, 20 per cent to educationally disadvantaged states, while the remaining slots are allocated to other considerations.
“Each owner or state has the right to decide what its admission criteria will be. But for states, we encourage them to allocate at least 10 per cent to merit, regardless of where the candidates come from.
“This is to diversify the student population and admit eggheads from different communities,” he said.
He criticised some states for establishing new universities despite not fully utilising their admission quotas in existing federal institutions.
On underage candidates, Oloyede said 16 years remained the minimum admission age, noting that an attestation process was in place for exceptional cases.
“Last year, about 42,000 claimed to be underage. After evaluation, only 78 met the criteria and were admitted. We are not saying there are no talented candidates, but the figure looks outlandish,” he said.
The issue of how to engage underage candidates during a gap year divided opinions at the meeting, but a majority voted for JAMB to continue its special assessment process.
The meeting also observed that parental pressure on children to complete their education too quickly was a major contributor to the problem.
On efforts to curb examination malpractice, Oloyede said JAMB had stopped the movement of computers between Computer-Based Test centres.
“A computer registered in a particular centre will remain there and is not transferable to another centre. Some people borrow computers to get accredited and later move them around,” he said.
He dismissed claims that candidates were posted to towns they did not choose, saying personal data used for registration were drawn directly from the National Identification Number submitted by candidates.
Providing an update on the 2025 UTME, Oloyede said 974,855 candidates had so far been admitted out of about 1.95 million who sat for the examination.
He added that over N2.4 billion had been disbursed to institutions that consistently complied with JAMB’s rules over the past 10 years, and that the meeting agreed that schools producing the best candidates should be compensated.
On accreditation of CBT centres, Oloyede said the process involved teams comprising university vice-chancellors, rectors and provosts in each state.
He warned state governments against agreements with private promoters who might use centres to facilitate malpractice.
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