Commuters using the LAGBUS and Bus Rapid Transit buses in Lagos will pay more from March 1, following the Lagos State Government’s approval of upward review in their fares. Thousands of Lagos residents queue up daily to make use of the buses to enjoy lower fares and use the BRT to beat gridlock in the city due to their use […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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