The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, says the state government is planning to buy no fewer than 2,050 vehicles to ease movement across the state. Osiyemi said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday. He said that the procurement of the vehicles –Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)— would further address queues at bus stations. …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday, took a test run of the Red Line train, inspecting the tracks and the rail corridors for another time ahead of next Thursday’s formal commissioning of Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) infrastructure. The 37-kilometre rail line, built by the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), will be inaugurated by President Bola Tinubu, …

The Lagos State Government has lifted the ban on activities of the Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) in the state. In a statement on Monday, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Mr. Sola Giwa said that the suspension was in furtherance of the state’s quest to foster peace and smooth working relationships among union members in its …

The federal government of Nigeria has issued a 14-day termination notice to the contractor handling the Enugu-Port Harcourt Highway, Messrs China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) over non-performance. The minister of works, Engr. David Umahi, gave the directive on Sunday when he inspected the progress of work at the Ozuaku corridor of the road after Imo Bridge along Enugu-Port Harcourt …

Ahead of the commissioning of the Lagos Red Line rail by President Bola Tinubu on 29th February, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday inspected the progress made on the project. In a statement on his verified X account, the governor wrote: “Today, I inspected the progress of work at the stations along the Red Line Rail in anticipation of the commissioning. …

Lagos State Governor Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday visited the headquarters of China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation in Dalian, China to conclude transactional conversations with the top management of the company, on the purchase of rolling stock for the Blue and Red rail lines in the state. The governor disclosed that President Bola Tinubu would flag off the Red Line …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered immediate compliance of vehicles and spare part dealers to the state’s transport sector law of 2018, especially in the area of operational fees. He equally directed the Motor Vehicle Administration Agency (MVAA), which supervises their operations, to align its fees with the provisions of the state Transport Sector Law of 2018. He …

In continuation of his infrastructural development drive and the vision to make Lagos work better, smarter and more efficient, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday met with the management team of the China Airport Construction Company (CACC) at its headquarters in Beijing, China. The governor, who is currently in China for a working visit with some top government officials, also visited …

More coaches for the Blue and Red Rail lines in Lagos will be delivered by year-end, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said yesterday. He spoke in Beijing, China where he wrapped up a deal with China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC). According to him, the acquisition of rolling stocks will expand the transportation infrastructure in the state and bring more relief to …

The Managing Director of the Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA), Chukwuemeka Agbasi, has pleaded with motorists plying the North-east roads to exercise caution and be more patient with it as it intensifies efforts at fixing the failed sections of the road. Agbasi, who was represented by Engineer Mansur Adama, made the plea in Gombe during an exclusive interview with Arewa …