With the arrest of no fewer than 150 commercial motorcyclists, popularly known as Okada riders, last week, the Lagos State Government may have reaffirmed its commitment to restricting their activities to last-mile shuttles, ADEYINKA ADERIBIGBE writes Alhassan Ahmed, a salesman, was running out of time for a business meeting in Ota, Ogun State. It was […] …
Tag: Transportation
Managing land, waterway traffic by radio
The start of train movements and waterways coverage, among others, on Lagos Traffic Radio last week may have set a paradigm shift in traffic planning that may help resolve gridlocks, writes ADEYINKA ADERIBIGBE The addition of waterways and train movements reporting by Nigeria’s premier traffic radio station, Lagos Traffic Radio 96.1, established by the Lagos […] …
Resolving gridlock on Lagos roads
Will a formal policy improve transportation architecture in Lagos State? The government says yes, writes ADEYINKA ADERIBIGBE THE huge financial cost of gridlocks on Lagos roads was grimly painted by Patrick Adenusi, Founder, Safety Without Borders. According to Adenusi, if only 100,000 vehicles are held up in traffic and each driver buys N1,000 fuel, they […] …
Posers as Fed Govt flags off speed train
Are there pending issues with the Lagos-Ibadan speed train? Many Nigerians would readily say yes. ADEYINKA ADERIBIGBE writes. When the Federal Government had a test run of the speed train from Iju, Lagos to Abeokuta the penultimate week, it was with a promise to offer free commuter service to Nigerians for three months. Fielding questions […] …
Free transportation for Abia natives going home for elections
A group, Concerned Citizens of Abia in Diaspora (CCAD), has promised to provide free transportation for all its indigenes across the country wanting to travel back home for the February general elections.
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Pressure to complete Lagos-Ibadan rail not political, FG reaffirms
Pressure being mounted on the Chinese Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) to complete the Lagos-Ibadan Railway project before schedule, is for economic, rather than political reasons. Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, made this clarification yesterday in Abuja, saying one of the solutions to the challenges at the Lagos ports is an efficient rail line. He […]
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So far, so fair
In its determination to unlock the economy, the Buhari administration is tackling headlong the challenges of transportation, writes ADEYINKA ADERIBIGBE The sector witnessed unprecedented activities across all the modes – road, water and air – last year. State of roads The Federal Government took off last January by reviewing the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, approving N134 […] …
Getting standard gauge of the ground
Transport Desk Head ADEYINKA ADERIBIGBE chronicles the sacrifices of Nigerians who are toiling to make the Lagos Ibadan Standard Gauge a reality on schedule. FOR Taofiq Salami (not real name) seeing his family has become a luxury. He could not see them more than four times this year. And there is no hope that he […] …
Tackling traffic gridlock with technology
Can sanity ever return to Lagos roads? The state government, experts and transportation stakeholders say it is possible if motorists comply with traffic regulations, writes ADEYINKA ADERIBIGBE These are ‘mad’ times for motorists and commuters in Lagos State. For many residents, hell has been let loose in the state, no thanks to traffic gridlocks acrossRead More …
Motorists traffic blues
Driving in Lagos seems to have become a nightmare. Intractable traffic gridlocks leading to huge man-hour loss have become a daily occurrence amid the government’s plan to complete the projects expected to bring the public relief. ADEYINKA ADERIBIGBE writes. A businesswoman, Gladys Onoriowode, shocked other commuters last Friday. As her Agege-Oshodi BRT bus necked intoRead More …