Lagos State government has announced the suspension of a 50 per cent reduction in public transport fares and a reversion to the old rates across the state. Old rates of public transportation take effect from today. The announcement was contained in a statement by Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), yesterday. “The 50% rebate in transport fare in the regulated …

As contained in the N2.18 trillion supplementary budget sent by the Federal Government and passed by the National Assembly on Thursday, the Federal Government owed contractors who worked on the Eko/Marine Bridges the sum of N11,400,024, 608. The Federal Government also allocated the sum of N15 billion for the repairs of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos. The amount was …

The Lagos State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Thursday, called on stakeholders in the Lagos State transportation sector to make a law that would disallow the sale of alcohol and drugs in motor parks across the state to reduce road fatalities. Speaking at the 2023 Ember Months Road Safety Campaign flag-off on Thursday at the Costain …

Yaba flyover – one of the four bridges being concurrently constructed by the Lagos State Government along the Red Line rail corridor – is now open to traffic, creating a new commuting and connectivity experience in Lagos Mainland. On Thursday, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu commissioned the T-shape overpass that will serve as an alternative route to access Ebute Metta, Oyingbo, Yaba …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu will today commission the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line overpass bridge at Yaba. The bridge is bound to improve traffic flow within the Yaba-Ojuelegba axis into other parts of the state. The T-shaped bridge takes traffic from Murtala Muhammed Way into Ojuelegba Road and vice versa over the rail tracks. Traffic into …

The Chairman of the Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Transportation, Hon. Adewale Temitope Adedeji has expressed his desire to have a good working relationship with the Ministry of Transportation. During a familiarisation meeting with officials of the ministry at the Assembly complex on Friday, Adewale said that the officials would soon be invited by the House for discussions on …

The Minister of Finance and Co-ordinating Minister of the Economy, Chief Wale Edun has said that Nigerians will pay less for transportation with the introduction of Compressed Natural Gas-powered buses. During a town hall meeting with the management and staff of the Ministry in Abuja, the minister sought the cooperation and support of the staff to enable him to deliver on …

The Federal Government, late Sunday evening, reopened the Third Mainland Bridge barely 24 hours after closure for palliative work. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mrs. Olukorede Kesha, had expressed satisfaction with repairs done on the Third Mainland Bridge, assuring motorists of a smooth ride till the commencement of comprehensive rehabilitation in January 2024. Kesha gave the assurance on …

Fourteen officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) caught extorting money from motorists at different locations across the state are set to face a disciplinary panel. In a statement on Sunday. LASTMA’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Adebayo Taofiq said that those on trial are 11 officials on the senior cadre and three junior officials. He quoted the agency’s General …

E-hailing drivers under the aegis of the Amalgamated Union of App-based Transporters of Nigeria (AUATWON) have decried the increase in the level of job loss among its members following the withdrawal of investors. The union lamented that vehicle owners were selling their vehicles due to the country’s dwindling economy. Speaking in an interview with Saturday PUNCH, the AUATWON spokesperson, Jossy Olawale, stated …