The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has announced plans to introduce articulated buses on BRT corridors as part of efforts aimed at expanding capacity.
This was announced by the Managing Director of LAMATA, Abimbola Akinajo, during a recent episode of Mobility Redefined, a podcast hosted by transport technology company Modaxo.
The move is part of broader efforts to improve efficiency across the state’s regulated mass transit network.
She noted that the initiative supports Lagos State’s broader plan to reduce reliance on informal minibus operators by expanding the state’s high-capacity regulated services.
According to Akinajo, over 90% of daily transport in Lagos still takes place on roads, with informal minibus operators (danfos)—responsible for about 75% of all passenger movement.
She estimated that more than 75,000 minibuses currently serve the city, highlighting the dominance of the informal sector.
She noted that the Lagos State Government plans to reduce reliance on these informal vehicles by replacing them with 15,000 high-capacity buses under a long-term transition strategy outlined in the Strategic Transport Master Plan (STMP).
The STMP also includes six planned rail lines, 14 BRT corridors, and more than 20 waterway routes. Of the six rail lines, the first phases of the Blue and Red Lines are currently functional, with work ongoing on their second sections.
