by Dolapo Adelana A LAGBUS conveying some members of the Deeper Life Christian Ministry on Sunday caught fire, according to PM News. The bus which conveyed at least a hundred worshippers was returning from the ministry’s National Deeper Life Retreat on Sunday. The bus which departed from the Deeper Life Conference Centre, DLCC, Km 42, Lagos-Ibadan... Read More

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February 9, 2017

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How is Governor Ambode going to phase out Danfo buses from Lagos?

On Monday at the 14th Annual Lecture of the Centre for Values in Leadership (CVL) that held at the Muson Centre, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode made a promise to ban the most popular means of transport in Lagos State, the Danfo. According to the Lagos State governor, for him, seeing all these yellow buses and Okada... Read More

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August 15, 2016

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5 die in Third Mainland Bridge accident

Five persons were confirmed dead on Sunday after three vehicles crashed on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos. 13 other passengers were injured in the accident that involved a LAGBUS, a Rover Jeep and a Hilux pickup. According to The Punch, the accident ensued at about 6pm on Sunday around the UNILAG Waterfront end of the bridge. An official of... Read More

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July 20, 2016

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Nurse sent to Kirikiri for refusing to pay N100 LAGBUS fare

A 48-year-old nurse has been remanded in Kirikiri Prisons for allegedly failing to pay for her trip via a commercial bus owned by the Lagos State Government it’s correct fare. The nurse, Oduwole Taiwo, was said to have boarded the bus from Ikorodu to Ojota at about 4.15 p.m on July 10 but offered to pay... Read More

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September 29, 2014

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What a man can do, a woman does it better | Lagos employs 80 female LAGBUS drivers

by S’ola Filani As part of its effort to empower women in the state, the Lagos State Government has employed 80 women as mass transit drivers, with Lagos Bus Asset Management Company, LAGBUS. It has also commenced training of 998 drivers of LAGBUS on accident prevention skills. Explaining the motive for the employment of the... Read More

How soldiers burnt down BRT buses – LAGBUS witness narrates

by Godwin Akanfe An eyewitness to the July 4 mayhem on Ikorodu Road, Lagos, which led to the vandalism of some Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) vehicles, on Wednesday claimed that the act was perpetrated by soldiers. The witness, Razak Mustapha, made the allegation while testifying before a panel set up by the Lagos State Government... Read More

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September 16, 2014

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Let’s see where this goes – Tribunal begins inquiry into Lagbus trashing

by Godwin Akanfe The tribunal of inquiry into the road traffic accident, arson and vandalism of some Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) vehicles started its sitting in Lagos on Monday. The Chairman of the tribunal, retired Justice Ebenezer Adebajo, has said that its mandate is to determine the facts surrounding the incident, and make recommendations to... Read More

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March 20, 2013

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Opinion: Is LAGBUS going the way of LSTC?

by Olasukanmi Akoni In the 1920s, road-based bus transportation was pioneered in Lagos by two Nigerians, Mrs Charlotte Olajumoke Obasa (a leading indigenous entrepreneur of that time) and W.A. Dawodu. This was followed by the establishment of J.N. Zarpas, a company owned by Levantine expatriates. Zarpas dominated the Lagos transportation scene until their buses... Read More

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November 27, 2012

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LAGBUS crushes commercial bus injuring 6 passengers (PHOTO)

by Isi Esene About six people were injured yesterday at the Ebute Ero area of Lagos Island when a LAGBUS collided with a commercial bus. Witnesses say the LAGBUS was heading towards Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) when the incident happened. Reports say the LAGBUS with registration number, Lagos KSF76XA, illegally stopped for a passenger... Read More

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