Four passengers including a pregnant woman and her two children are feared d£ad in an accident allegedly caused by police officers and LASTMA officials in the Ago Palace Way of Okota in Lagos state. According to a Nigerian man with the handle @tobe_stevee, a police man and driver were contesting for …
Read More »DVLA to phase out PVC card driver’s license with smart card driver’s license by March 2024
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority has said that effective March 2024, all Polyvynl Chloride (PVC) Card driver’s license will declared invalid and replaced with a Smart Card driver’s license. The DVLA in a statement issued on September 6, 2023 said it is therefore inviting all holders of the PVC …
Read More »Joana Gyan-Cudjoe,Some Banks Secure 500 Cars For Drivers In Amenfi Central
To cramp down unemployment rate among the youth in Amenfi Central Constituency in the Western Region, Member of Parliament hopeful for the said constituency, Hon Joana Gyan-Cudjoe in collaboration with some Banks in Ghana have successfully secured over five hundred cars to taxi and Kia drivers in her area. ‘Obaa …
Read More »GPRTU asks drivers to halt 10% transport fare reduction
The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has asked drivers across the country to halt the proposed 10 percent reduction of transport fares for now. The union has told its members to continue charging existing fares. On May 15, 2023, there was a directive for transport fares to be reduced …
Read More »PHOTOS: 12 killed as truck rams into tanker drivers
Twelve persons have lost their lives in an auto crash that occurred along Agaie-Lapai Road in Niger State. The accident occurred on Saturday, December 17, 2022, when a truck lost control and rammed into some tanker drivers waiting by the roadside due to the dilapidated state of the …
Read More »Drivers agree to reduce transport fares by over 15 percent
Public transport operators under the various drivers’ unions in Ghana have agreed to reduce transport fares by 15.3 percent. The Road Transport Operators, in a statement jointly issued by the General Secretary of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), Godfred Abulbire and the General Secretary of Ghana Road Transport …
Read More »Prophet Ogya Nyame (Fire God) cautions drivers ahead of Christmas
As Christmas festivities are approaching, a popular man of God, Prophet Ogya Nyame (Fire God) has cautioned drivers to be extra vigilant on the road. According to the Founder and Leader of God of Fire Ministry, a lot of unfortunate incidents are bound to happen if the drivers also fail …
Read More »Drivers who drive for more than 8 hours to pay over GH¢60,000 penalty – NRSA warns
The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has warned that Transport Companies who deploy just one driver for an eight-hour or more journey will pay a penalty of not less than Gh¢60,000 The Director in Charge of Regulations, Inspection, and Compliance at the NRSA, Kwame Kodua Atuahene, says it was against …
Read More »Watch how Lapaz trotro drivers, mates allegedly beat man to death over GH₵2 transport fare increment
Amidst the current economic hardship, a middle-aged man has reportedly lost his life in a brawl that ensued following a disagreement over a GH₵2 transport fare on Saturday, October 29, 2022. According to a Twitter user, Antwi Edmond, a disgruntled passenger kept complaining in a commercial bus after being told …
Read More »Fuel hikes: We’ll shock the entire nation – Concerned drivers association
The Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana has served notice to shock the nation over hikes in fuel prices. There have been projections that fuel prices will increase by 10 per cent on Sunday, 16 October 2022, while transport fares are likely to go up by 40 per cent in the …
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