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August 15, 2024 No Responses

Lagos To Crackdown On Vandals Of BRT Buses

The Lagos State Government has vowed to crack down and bring the full weight of the law on criminal elements who are fond of attacking and vandalising BRT buses in the state. Mr. Idowu Oguntona, the Managing Director/CEO of Lagos...

February 26, 2024 No Responses

Lagos To Procure 2,000 Vehicles

The Lagos State Government has announced plans to acquire a minimum of 2,000 vehicles to enhance its state-run public transport system, with a particular focus on the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system. The Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Os...

March 9, 2023 No Responses

NSIB Investigates Lagos Train Accident

By Citybusinessnews@yahoo.com The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has commenced investigation into an accident involving a train with registration number 2215 and a Lagos State BRT staff bus with registration number 04A-48LA. The acciden...

October 1, 2022 No Responses

BRT Buses Lift 350m Passengers In 7 Years

The Managing Director, Primero Transport Service Limited, Mr Fola Tinubu, said the company had transported over 350 million passengers in the last seven years of its operation. He disclosed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).....

July 4, 2022 No Responses

PDP Faults Planned BRT Fare Hike In Lagos, Wants Reversal

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State has faulted the proposed increase in the fare for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) across various routes in the state, urging the reversal of the plan. The Lagos State Publicity Secretary of the...

May 10, 2022 No Responses

How I Was Raped By BRT Driver – Witness

A prosecution witness in the rape and murder trial of a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) driver, Andrew Ominnikoron, on Monday narrated how she was allegedly raped by Ominnikoron after boarding BRT. Ominnikoron is standing trial on a five-count charge bordering.....

December 5, 2017 No Responses

Sterling Bank, others flag off e-ticketing in BRT buses

Sterling Bank Plc in collaboration with Primero, LAMATA and E-Purse Systems Limited recently commenced implementation of e-ticketing system for Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) in Lagos. This, according to a statement from the lender, followed the recent launch of ...

February 15, 2017 No Responses

Labour: Increase in BRT, LAGBUS fares is insensitive

Lagos State council of Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has condemned increase in the transport fares of BRT and LAGBUS buses. In a statement on Tuesday, TUC described the increase announced by the Managing Director of Lagos Metropolitan...