Transport – City Business News

April 8, 2026 No Responses

LAMATA Hosts NULGE, Seeks Stronger Collaboration On Transport Regulation

The Managing Director, Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Engr. Mrs. Abimbola Akinajo, on Wednesday received the leadership of the Lagos State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), led by Comrade Sunday Ogunfowora, in a high-level...

March 31, 2026 No Responses

LAMATA MD Showcases Lagos’ Strategic Transit Vision

The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) took center stage at the EU-Africa Business Summit, as its Managing Director, Engr. Mrs. Abimbola Akinajo spotlighted the agency’s over 20-year journey in transforming urban mobility in Lagos.Speaking ...

March 31, 2026 No Responses

NRC Begins Final Recertification Of Lagos Red Line, Passengers Demand More Trips

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Tuesday advanced its formal recertification process for the Lagos Rail Mass Transit Red Line, as part of steps toward granting a substantive operational license for the service.Following initial facility inspections at...

March 26, 2026 No Responses

NRC Begins Recertification For Red Line Operational License

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has commenced the recertification process for the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line operational license, following the earlier issuance of a one-year provisional license for the system.As part of the process, a high...

February 17, 2026 No Responses

LAMATA Unveils Award To Honour Disability-Friendly Bus Operators

Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has unveiled a new award initiative aimed at recognizing the most responsive bus operating company to Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), as part of efforts to strengthen accessibility across Lagos State’s p...

February 10, 2026 No Responses

LAMATA Boss Reaffirms LASU As Key Talent Hub For Transport Sector

The Managing Director of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Engr. (Mrs.) Abimbola Akinajo, has reaffirmed Lagos State University’s (LASU) School of Transport and Logistics as a vital source of skilled manpower for the rapidly expanding...

January 18, 2026 No Responses

Edo Line Gets Acting MD

The Edo State Commissioner for Transportation, Saturday Uwuilekhue Idehen has received the Acting Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of New Edo Line Transport Services Ltd., Mr. Smart Agbodion, and members of his management team following his recent...

December 15, 2025 No Responses

LAMATA Concludes Training For Drivers, Ground Staff, Ticketing Officers

By ebosele@hotmail.com. — The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), in partnership with the Lagos State Drivers Institute (LASDRI), has concluded a comprehensive capacity-building and training programme for operational personnel under the...

December 10, 2025 No Responses

Enugu Strengthens BRT Rollout With 200 CNG Buses, 4,000 Electric Taxis

By ebosele@hotmail.com. — The Enugu State Government has announced plans to restrict the operation of tricycles, yellow buses, and minibuses on five major roads across Enugu city.This is to give way for the implementation of the state’s Bus Rapid Trans...

November 21, 2025 No Responses

Abia, Coscharis Partner On Deployment Of Electric Buses

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Abia State Government has entered into a strategic partnership with the Coscharis Group for the deployment of electric buses across the state as part of its expanding “Green Shuttle Service.” The initiative is aimed at modernisin...

October 30, 2025 No Responses

Ngwama: Nigeria Must Build Sustainable, Innovative Transport Infrastructure To Drive Growth

The Organiser of the 2025 Transport Summit and Chief Executive Officer of JustAlive Communications Limited, Mrs. Pearl Ngwama, has called for urgent, innovative, and sustainable investment in Nigeria’s transport infrastructure to unlock the nation’s econom...

October 26, 2025 No Responses

Apapa Gridlock Resurfaces As Truckers Clog Port Access Roads

The notorious traffic gridlock that once crippled Apapa and its environs is making a troubling comeback, threatening to paralyze movement and disrupt port operations once again.Despite past government interventions, residents, commuters, and port workers are n...

October 12, 2025 No Responses

Transport Summit To Discuss Nigeria’s Infrastructural Development

Stakeholders in the transportation industry will be converging on October 29, 2025, at the Providence Hotel, GRA, Ikeja, for the maiden summit of JustAlive Communications Limited, publishers of JustNet News to discuss infrastructural development trends in the ...

September 24, 2025 No Responses

Abuja-Kaduna Train Derailment: NSIB Blames Poor Maintenance, Faulty Track Switch

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has said that investigations into the recent Abuja-Kaduna train derailment at Asham Station has revealed that poor maintenance and a faulty track switch were key factors behind the incident.According to the preli...