Nyong said the reforms were aimed at easing the cost of doing business for transport operators, improving driver welfare and streamlining regulation without compromising safety.
Under the new framework, he said commercial drivers aged 60 years and above would now enjoy free registration and be exempted from operational levies across the state.
He added that female commercial drivers had also been granted free registration and would operate without paying regulatory fees.
“The reduction in offences was necessitated by the prevailing economic realities faced by drivers and transport operators,” Nyong said.
He listed the remaining offences as refusal to register a vehicle, refusal to purchase daily operational toll tickets, overloading, and failure to use seat belts.
According to him, all other infractions, including broken windscreens, were removed to minimise harassment and ensure smoother transport operations in the state.
Nyong also disclosed that the agency was concluding arrangements for an insurance scheme to support registered drivers and their families.
“An agreement with Leadway Insurance will soon be signed to compensate the families of duly registered drivers in the event of death,” he said.
On enforcement, Nyong said penalties for the four offences range between N5,000 and N10,000, as stipulated in the official enforcement chart.
He acknowledged complaints about excesses by some CTRA taskforce members but assured that enforcement procedures allow flexibility for drivers genuinely unable to pay fines.
NAN recalls that some commercial drivers in the state had previously alleged high-handedness and illegal demands by some members of the taskforce teams by the agency.
