This is one of the days you woke up on the right side of your bed and everything just seemed right. You got out of bed,brushed your teeth,had breakfast and prepared to go out. Your clothes neatly pressed,shoes well polished and shinning and you are...
The on-going project of the Lagos/Ibadan expressway is a welcome development that has been a long time coming, but reports of trucks and heavy duty trailers carrying containers, fruits, consignments, petro-chemical products etc, falling on the Lagos/Ibadan expressway is something that seems to have increased...
Potholes have become a death trap and a major cause of traffic on our roads. People would agree with me that pot holes are part of what causes traffic on our roads, and where the lack of patience from...
Whereas there are several things that cause traffic, in Lagos it is a different ball game all together. The different causes of traffic in Lagos that I have observed are numerous but some are totally annoying and avoidable. Here is a typical example most people can...
The weirdest of things happen on Lagos roads. I was on my way to work on this fateful day and got to the bus stop to find the usual scenario, very few buses available and a crowd that kept growing by the minute. Agbero's smoking 'igbo'...
Lagos is the smallest in area of Nigeria's states, and is arguably the most economically important state of the country, containing Lagos, the nation’s largest urban area. The actual population total is around 17.5 million, compared to a much higher figure claimed by the Lagos...
ROAD ACCIDENTS are unfortunate and terrible events, be it minor or major. This is because the consequences are either grave or substantial, depending on the level of damages. Accidents have been attributed to recklessness, drunk driving and unforeseen contingencies like engine brake failure and collision...
You have this early morning meeting on Thursday and you got out on time, facing your route, minding your business and being confident about how the day will play out. Suddenly you meet an unwholesome traffic jam and you can visibly see the cause of...
Traffic in Lagos is an issue that is always frustrating, exasperating and amazing. As much as we hate to get stuck in traffic whether going home from work or going for a meeting or a business appointment,we always seem to find in ourselves under this...
BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) was introduced to the densely populated city of Lagos in March, 2008 and the main aim of this scheme was to reduce the hardship and rowdiness at bus-stops while waiting endlessly to hop on a yankee-bravo (the popular “Danfo”), the question...