Lagos To Roll Out 2,000 CNG Buses, 231 Electric Vehicles Before December

As part of measures to mitigate the economic hardship on Lagos residents, the Lagos State government through the Ministry of Transportation has revealed plans to roll out 2,000 compressed natural gas (CNG) buses and 231 electric vehicles (EVs), before the end of the year.

The Lagos Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi made the disclosure on Tuesday, during ministerial press briefing, held at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos.

According to Osiyemi, government is partnering with private firms under a PPP arrangement to acquire the CNG buses which would be distributed in two batches of 1,000.

This, he said, would ease the burden of the petrol subsidy removal on the residents of Nigeria’s largest commercial city.

He said, “We’re working with private operators under a PPP arrangement to launch over 2,000 CNG buses for residents to enjoy a carbon-free emission atmosphere.

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“We are also looking at introducing about 231 electric vehicles on our road to complement the existing fleet of vehicles using diesel and petrol.

“The initiative is to deliver cheaper, safer and more climate-friendly energy to residents and Nigerians in general.”

The commissioner also said that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration is currently conducting a survey to ascertain the number of commercial buses needed per route to allow for efficient and better traffic management.

He said about 856680 traffic infractions were captured by the state’s automatic number plate recognition cameras in the last one year.

“The usage of ANPR to capture other related traffic offences e.g vehicle moving against traffic. The ANPR captured 856,680 violations from January 2023 to March 2024.”

He further disclosed that LASTMA is set to Launch the LASTMA Complaint Call Centre (Digital and Physical) by April, 2024 to create easy access to the Agency.

The commissioner for transportation added that in the last two months, over 5,000 motorcycles have been impounded by the State Environment and Special Offences Enforcement Unit.