The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has announced a new award initiative to recognize the most responsive bus operating company to Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), as part of a strategic partnership aimed at improving transit accessibility across Lagos State. The announcement was made during a courtesy visit by
The Managing Director of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Engr. (Mrs.) Abimbola Akinajo, has reaffirmed Lagos State University’s (LASU) School of Transport and Logistics as a key source of skilled manpower for the rapidly growing transportation sector in Lagos and across Nigeria. Engr. Akinajo made this remark
The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) today continued its engagement with residents of a parcel of land identified for the siting of the depot for the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line at Okokomaiko. The engagement, led by the Technical Adviser, Rail Transport, Engr. Olasunkanmi Okusaga focused
In a decisive move to strengthen commuter safety and promote gender equity, the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has launched the “Soro Soke” (Speak Up) Campaign, aimed at tackling sexual harassment across public transport systems in Lagos. The campaign was unveiled during a high-level stakeholders’ engagement held today
The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) expresses deep sorrow and extends its heartfelt condolences to the family of Miss Elizabeth Fresh, whose life was tragically lost after being knocked down by a bus operated by one of the Bus Operating Companies (BOCs) under the Authority’s regulation. The incident
The Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line will operate an enhanced service schedule on Sunday, 28 December 2025, to cater to the mobility needs of concertgoers attending the “G.O.A.T: The Greatest Of All Time Experience” headlined by Wizkid at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), Lagos. The concert will run
The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) expresses its profound sorrow over the unfortunate death of a man on Monday at the Lateef Jakande Railway Station, Agbado. Reports circulating on fidelcommonlinenews.com, which claimed that the train involved was an “Oyingbo-Agbado bound Mass Transit train operated by First Metro Nigeria
The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) wishes to issue a Caveat Emptor to the general public—especially schools, educational institutions, and organized groups—regarding excursions on any of our transport facilities, including the LRMT Rail Services. We categorically state that LAMATA does not charge any fees, levies, or administrative costs
Commuters heading to The Experience 2025 can now travel with ease as the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has approved extended operations on the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line for the event weekend. To manage the anticipated surge in passenger movement to and from Lagos
The Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), and representatives of informal bus operators have concluded a final stakeholder meeting ahead of the commencement of exclusive regulated bus operations of the Lekki–Epe Bus Reform Scheme, scheduled to begin on December
