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Lagos State Traffic Management Authority is a Lagos State-owned agency under the Ministry of Transportation. [1] [2] The agency was established on the 15th of July, 2000 [3] to transform the state transportation system to ensure free flow of traffic in the state and also reduce road accidents. [4] The current head of the agency is Mr Olalekan ...
Lagos Traffic Radio is the first highway advisory radio station of its kind in the country; [6] a second, National Traffic Radio on 107.1 FM for Abuja, was started by the Federal Road Safety Corps in November 2019. [7] At the Marketing Edge Awards night, Lagos Traffic Radio, 96.1 FM, was named the Innovative Traffic Radio Station of the Year ...
The road network in Lagos faces challenges, including: Traffic congestion: Lagos is notorious for severe traffic jams ("go-slows"), particularly during peak hours. Road maintenance: Many roads require regular upkeep to address potholes and wear.
On Twitter, which is its primary platform, the service caters to over 1,800,000 subscribers, with the number increasing daily. The popularity of the platform stems from the fact that it not only keeps its subscribers abreast of the traffic situation in Lagos, the commercial capital city of Nigeria (well known for its many traffic jams), but users in other parts of the world.
Before 1979, there existed only a Transportation Unit in the planning division of the old Ministry of Works and Planning. Under the administration of Late Alhaji Lateef Jakande, the growth of traffic in the metropolis posed logistic challenges that could no longer be served by a sub-stratum of the Ministry and that led to the creation of the Ministry of Transportation in Lagos State.
The Lagos Urban Rail Network (LURN) is a network of urban rail-based systems covering six major corridors of high commuter traffic demand within and beyond the metropolitan Lagos extending to border areas with Ogun States and a circular monorail to orbit Ikoyi, Victoria Island and Lekki.
Meanwhile, cargo traffic grew in 2019 – from 164.9m kg in 2018 kg to 174.9m kg – while mail by air rose from 47.3m kg to 55.6m kg. The domestic terminals of airports in Abuja and Lagos accounted for 25% of passenger movements and 30% of aircraft movements each in 2019, while Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos handled 81% ...
National Traffic Radio is a Nigerian radio station owned by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and broadcasting on 107.1 MHz to Abuja. The idea for the station came after FRSC corps marshal Boboye Oyeyemi visited Lagos Traffic Radio , a similar station on the air in Lagos since 2012. [ 1 ]