THE Managing Director of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Mrs Abimbola Akinajo, said on Wednesday that over 200 buses are deployed daily in Lagos. She revealed this at the LASG-Endowed Professional Chair on Transport Studies Lecture, held at Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo campus. The News Agency of …
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THE Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has completed the acquisition of property formerly occupied by Omega Power Ministries (OPM) after paying the previously offered ₦123 million compensation. This is contained in a statement posted on LAMATA’s official X handle on Monday. According to the agency, the property was acquired …
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THE Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has informed local authorities about the upcoming Purple Line rail project. The update was shared in a statement posted on LAMATA’s official X handle on Tuesday. LAMATA, led by its Technical Adviser for Planning, Mr Osa Konyeha, met with key stakeholders and local …
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LAGOS transport system received a boost today [Thursday, January 09, 2025] from the African Development Bank (AfDB) with a promise to work with the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) to develop another rail line. The bank is also interested in partnering LAMATA to expand the capacity of the existing …
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THE Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) says full passenger operations on the Lagos Rail Mass Transit Red Line will commence on October 15, 2024. The LAMATA Managing Director, Abimbola Akinajo, made this known in a statement on Thursday, October 10. Akinajo said Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu would lead …
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THE Lagos State Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) says the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line will begin operations in September. The Managing Director of LAMATA, Mrs Abimbola Akinajo, disclosed this at a news conference organised by the Ministry of Transportation and its agencies on Tuesday in Lagos. The …
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A 59-year-old sewer worker at the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Tajudeen Amololo, who was trapped in an underground tunnel for five days in the Onipanu area of Lagos State has been confirmed dead. The demise of the man was announced by the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority (LASEMA) …
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THE Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, LAMATA, has dismissed what it termed an obviously doctored video clip showing four people purportedly pushing one of the train sets to be deployed for passenger operations for the Lagos Rail Mass Transit, LRMT, Blue Line. LAMATA, the supervising agency of the LRMT, Blue …
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