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Kano traffic agency generates N14.2m in 6 months

Published

10 months ago

July 28, 2023

The Kano State Vehicle Inspection Department says it has generated N14.2 million as internal revenue from various fines in the last six months.

The traffic agency also said it impounded no fewer than 100 faulty vehicles within the period under review across the state.

The Chief Vehicle Inspection Officer, Mr Hassan Garba, who disclosed this to newsmen in Kano on Friday, said the operation was between January and June.
Garba said among the impounded vehicles were two cars belonging to its officers.

He said both commercial and private vehicles that breached the state traffic laws were impounded during the exercise, adding however that “commercial vehicles are higher in number”.

The officer, however, noted that the impounded vehicles were released to their owners as soon as they were put in good condition.

“What we do is that when we arrest vehicles, we send them for inspection test and ensure that all the faults are fixed before releasing them,” he said.

He further revealed that the unit within the period under review, generated N14. 2 million from the projected N150 million revenue generation for the current year.

Garba, however, blamed the dwindled revenue generated on hitches from the consultants in the Board of Internal Revenue.

“We were not able to meet our revenue generation target due to some hitches occasioned by consultants in the Board of Internal Revenue.

“But we expect to generate more revenue now that the administration of His Excellency, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has called-off the services of the consultants,” he said.

Garba said the department had concluded plans to computerise its revenue collection, to block all identified leakages and boost revenue generation.

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Ex-Sports Minister laments after hospital neglected him for hours over N80000 deposit

Published

3 days ago

May 11, 2024

Ifunaya Emeka

A former Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has recounted how a hospital in Plateau State did not attend to him because of the non-payment of the admission deposit.

Dalung said he fell ill on Wednesday, May 8, and went to the unnamed hospital for treatment but that the hospital refused to give him treatment because he had yet to make an admission deposit despite holding his medical records. The former minister said he regained partial consciousness later and transferred the deposit before he was attended to.

“I took ill on Wednesday, arrived at the hospital & shortly became unconscious after doctor’s interviews. Was ferried into emergency ward but abandoned for over 4 hrs due to non payments of admission deposits. Regained partial consciousness later did the transfer of deposit.

After that, I fell into unconsciousness again for about 7 hours. To God be the glory, I have been discharged after 3 days & recovering. Were it not for partial consciousness to pay the deposits, I would have been Mr. late. Many Nigerians have gone this way. Where is our humanity?

I was then admitted into the ward and given medical attention. This is the hospital that has my medical records. The last medical checkup I did about 2 months ago was there, but suddenly, I became a stranger because of non payments of deposits even with the so-called name. Hmmmm”

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Osun Poly Student, Olanrewaju Olatona killed by hit-and-run one-way driver

Published

4 weeks ago

April 18, 2024

Ifunaya Emeka

A Student Of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, Osun State, has died after being hit by a trailer driver on Monday, April 15.

The Accident was said to have occurred when the driver, who was reportedly driving against traffic, collided with the motorcycle conveying a student named Olanrewaju Olatona and another passenger along the Ikirun-Osogbo road area of the state.

Due to the severe impact, Olanrewaju Olatona, a National Diploma 2 student, suffered fatal injuries. He died at the scene.

Olatona, who was the Financial Secretary of the Department of Mass Communication, was preparing for the one-year Industrial Training programme.

The driver fled the scene after the accident and has not been apprehended.

Subsequently, Osun State Polytechnic students organised a procession in front of the school gate and blocked the expressway for several hours.