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Kano State Road and Traffic Agency (KAROTA)

December 11, 2023

Kano traffic agency apprehends truck carrying 4,600 bottles of alcohol

“Once the investigation is completed, we will hand them over to Hisbah Board for necessary action.”

KAROTA officials
August 15, 2023

Scores injured as traffic agency officials, tricycle riders clash in Kano

Scores were allegedly injured while passersby ran helter-skelter for safety.

KAROTA officials
August 2, 2023

Kano traffic agency warns tricyclists against using gas as alternative to petrol

According to Mr Mahmud-Kabir, using gas as an alternative to petrol in tricycles is dangerous, as it can explode and result in the loss of lives.

Tricyclists
January 30, 2023

Security tightened as Buhari arrives in Kano

As early as 7:00 a.m., the police, the civil defence corps, the FRSC and the Kaduna Road Traffic Agency (KAROTA) were drafted ahead of the visit.

President Muhammadu Buhari and Abdullahi Ganduje
December 30, 2022

3,245 traffic offenders arrested in Kano: KAROTA

The Kano Road and Traffic Agency (KAROTA) arrested 3,245 offenders from January to December.

KAROTA officials
January 13, 2022

Kano Keke riders suspend strike

The Keke riders’ counsel added that members of the association would also continue to pay the daily levy of N100, among other resolutions.

Economy (Credit: Ahmed Oluwasanjo/Peoples Gazette)
July 1, 2021

Keke tricycle riders permit raised to N100,000 from N8,000

The Kano State Road and Traffic Agency (KAROTA) has increased Keke tricycle licence permits from N8,000 to N100,000.

Photo of tricycles (Credit: Ahmed Oluwasanjo/Peoples Gazette)