Operator of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Lagos, Primero Transport Services Limited, is set to slash the current flat rate of bus fares from Ikorodu to Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS).
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LAMATA TRANSPORTS OVER 60M PASSENGERS FROM 2015 TO DATE, SAYS CEO
The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) says it transported more than 60 million intra-city passengers from 2015 and 2017.
Continue reading »THOUSANDS STRANDED AS BRT DRIVERS EMBARK ON PROTEST
Thousands of commuters were stranded on Monday at various Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) bus stops and terminals in Lagos following a protest embarked upon by the bus drivers across the state.
Continue reading »‘BRT MANAGEMENT, NOT LAGBUS OWED DRIVERS’
The LAGBUS Asset Management Limited says drivers, who protested against deduction in their salaries on Tuesday, are not its workers. It added that the protesters worked with Primero Transport Services Limited, which operates Lagos Bus Rapid Transport, contrary to their portrayal as LAGBUS workers. The Punch had reported that many commuters were stranded on Tuesday after the drivers trooped to […]
Continue reading »COMMUTERS GROAN AS BRT DRIVERS PROTEST OVER SALARY MATTERS
Commuters in Lagos State on Tuesday groaned as drivers of the Lagos Bus Rapid Transport downed tools over alleged delay in the payment of their salary. The scheme, being operated by Primero Transport Services Ltd., provides bus services along dedicated lanes or corridor in the Lagos metropolis. The company, which began operation in November 2015, has 434 buses in its […]
Continue reading »EIGHT ARRAIGNED FOR VANDALISING 48 BRT BUSES
The police have arraigned eight men, including four teenagers, before an Ebute-Meta Magistrate’s Court for allegedly vandalising 48 BRT buses during a protest. The cost of repairs of the vandalised vehicles was estimated at N139m. It would be recalled that about two weeks ago, a 22-year-old hawker, John Nnamdi, was crushed to death at the Maryland end of the Ikorodu […]
Continue reading »TRUCK CRUSHES STREET HAWKER TO DEATH: MAYHEM IN MARYLAND AS MOB VANDALISES 20 BRT BUSES
It was mayhem in Maryland, Lagos today as irate mob descended on and extensively damaged close to 20 BRT buses following the death of a street hawker who was said to have been knocked down, allegedly by a BRT bus. The damaged BRT buses were among the recently procured buses injected into the BRT Scheme and managed by Primero Transport […]
Continue reading »LASG DONATES 50 BRT BUSES TO MITIGATE FUEL PRICE
The Lagos State Government on Monday, donated 50 new high-capacity Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) vehicles to Primero Transport Services Limited to mitigate effects of new pump price of petrol on its residents. The firm’s Managing Director, Mr. Fola Tinubu, disclosed this at a news conference. Mr. Tinubu said the state government under the administration of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode had donated […]
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