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The Lagos State Government has introduced a daily consolidated informal transport sector levy of N800 for commercial transporters, besides union dues of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN). The levy takes care of dues previously accruing to councils and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) across the state, as well as revenue for Lagos Waste Management Authority (LASWA), Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) and Lagos State Inland Revenue Service (LIRS). Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Transportation, Oluwatoyin Fayinka, cautioned transporters against paying any other levy, expressing hope that the initiative would ease burdens in terms of amount and mode of payment.