PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Bus public transport operation in Lagos is characterized by high levels of fragmentation and indiscipline. The estimated 75,000 buses are owned almost exclusively by individuals, one or two each, which they drive themselves or hire out to drivers on a daily rental basis.

Existing rail corridors are very few and grossly under-utilized. The Nigerian Railway Corporation operates only one train per day in each direction of the Agege to Iddo corridor.

The Use of the waterways in Lagos is regulated by the National Inland Waterways Authority, a federal agency. Both the federal and Lagos state governments provide ferry services and have built a number of jetties along the waterways of Lagos.

The potential of both rail and water transport remain largely untapped as they carry less than one percent of overall traffic in Lagos.

Infrastructure facilities for non-motorized transport are extremely limited throughout the metropolitan area, and they receive little or no maintenance attention. Sidewalks, pedestrian bridges and pedestrian crossing facilities are in short supply or in disrepair.