TRANSPORT

The Federal Ministry of Transportation has refuted a story purporting an imminent launch of a “Lagos-Abuja High-Speed Bullet Train that will reduce travel time between both cities from 12 hours to just two to three hours”. In a rejoinder issued by the management of the ministry in Abuja, it stated...

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor of Lagos State, has announced that a 68km Green Line rail project connecting Marina, Victoria Island, Lekki Free Trade Zone and Ajah will commence this year. The governor announced this on Friday at the commissioning of the newly reconstructed Chief Yesufu Abiodun Oniru/Akiogun Road, an alternative...

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has apprehended 125 commercial buses and 48 privately owned vehicles for flagrant violations, including unauthorised parking and severe road obstructions. According to a statement posted on its X handle on Thursday, spearheading the operation was the General Manager of LASTMA, Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Oki,...

The China Development Bank has announced the approval of a $254.76m (€245m) loan to support the Kano-Kaduna railway project in Nigeria. According to information released on its website on Tuesday, the financial backing is expected to ensure the seamless continuation of the construction work. It said on its website, “China...

    The Lagos Red Rail line will begin full passenger operations on October 15th, 2024. The Managing Director of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) Abimbola Akinajo said this on Thursday. “Full passenger operations on the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line will commence on Tuesday, 15th...

  Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line will from today upscale the number of trips from 54 to 72 per day. The current schedule for Sunday operations remains unchanged. Managing Director of Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Mrs. Abimbola Akinajo, an engineer; announced at the weekend that Blue...

  wants attention shifted to all bad roads across Nigeria The 2023 presidential flag bearer of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi has faulted the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Project by the Federal Government, saying the timing was wrong and that the project was not a priority. Obi, therefore, wants an...

  The Federal Government has hinted that it may charge an average of N3,000 per toll gate for vehicles using the Lagos-Calabar coastal road upon its completion. The figure was confirmed by the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, when he featured on a Channels Television programme, The Morning Brief, on...

  President Bola Tinubu officially commissioned the Lagos Red Line rail project on Thursday. According to  Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State ,the Lagos Red Line Mass Transit rail system, is covering a 27-kilometre stretch from Agbado to Oyingbo with eight stations, is expected to transport over 500,000 passengers daily...

The Lagos State Government through the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has announced the stoppage of the 50 per cent transport fare discount on all Lagos State Public Transport System which was implemented in response to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s directive on August 2, 2023. This disclosure is contained in...