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  • Lagos Announces Major Traffic Diversions for Eko 170 Cycling Event

    Lagos Announces Major Traffic Diversions for Eko 170 Cycling Event

    According to The Punch, Lagos will divert traffic for the “Eko 170” cycling race, with state transport officials outlining measures to manage road closures along the event route.

    The notice underscores Lagos’ growing appetite for large-scale sports events, but it also raises concerns about commuter disruption and emergency access.

    Residents typically judge these closures by signage, real-time updates, and enforcement quality—especially in already congested corridors.

    TVC News also ran the diversion update as “Lagos Announces Traffic Diversions for ‘Eko 170’ Cycling Race,” while Nigeria Info described the same event as driving “major traffic diversions.”

    Echotitbits take: Watch communication and compliance—route maps, live traffic updates, and rapid response units are essential to avoid gridlock backlash.

    Source: The Guardian – https://guardian.ng/news/lagos-announces-traffic-diversion-for-eko-170-cycling-race-on-sunday/ January 10, 2026

    The Guardian 2026-01-10

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  • Lagos Issues Traffic Advisory as Eyo Procession Triggers Island Route Closures

    Lagos Issues Traffic Advisory as Eyo Procession Triggers Island Route Closures

    Photo Credit: The Punch
    2025-12-25 10:20:00

    According to Punch, LASTMA announced major road closures affecting Adeniji Adele, CMS and Marina routes on Lagos Island ahead of the Eyo Festival procession.

    The advisory is aimed at managing crowd movement and controlling vehicle flow in one of the city’s most sensitive high-traffic corridors during a major cultural event.

    Additional coverage by 36NG says the restrictions are tied to the Eyo Festival scheduled for Saturday, 27 December 2025, and notes the advisory was shared via official Lagos State channels.

    Meanwhile, a related public notice circulated widely online reiterated that “Adeniji Adele, CMS, Marina routes will remain close for Eyo procession,” urging motorists to plan alternate routes.

    Echotitbits take: Lagos is increasingly treating big cultural events like “security logistics operations.” The upside is fewer surprises for commuters; the downside is that last-mile businesses on the Island can take a hit. Watch for enforcement intensity on event day—and whether alternative transport and signage are sufficient to prevent gridlock spillover.

    Source: The Punch — December 25, 2025 (https://punchng.com/lastma-to-close-adeniji-adele-cms-marina-routes-for-eyo-procession/)

    The Punch 2025-12-25

  • Family of Three Dies in Otedola Bridge Crash, Trucker on the Run

    Family of Three Dies in Otedola Bridge Crash, Trucker on the Run

    A father, mother and child have died after a truck rammed into their vehicle on Lagos’ Otedola Bridge, with the driver reportedly fleeing the scene. The crash involved multiple vehicles and has renewed concern about reckless driving on Lagos highways.

    PUNCH, 11 Dec 2025

  • LASTMA Boss Berates Lady Officer in Viral Video for Acting Unprofessionally

    LASTMA Boss Berates Lady Officer in Viral Video for Acting Unprofessionally

    General Manager of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Olajide Oduyoye, has berated the lady officer, Odunlami Adepeju, in a viral video circulating online.

    Oduyoye described the act of the lady officer as an “unprofessional conduct, misbehaviour and public display of violence,” saying Adepeju has demonstrated “poor professional judgement of the situation as a public servant” of Lagos State Government whose conduct is the focus of the public, thereby “misrepresenting and casting smear on the state government and the agency.”

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    He said the lady officer and her male subordinate in the video have been “invited for investigation and that, on conclusion, disciplinary action for misrepresenting Lagos State Government and the agency would be meted out to the culprits as laid down in the rules of the extant laws of Lagos State Civil Service.”

    LASTMA chief assured members of the public of “due diligence” over the incident which occurred at Aromire junction in Ikeja on September 11.

    Recounting Adepeju’s statement in the course of interrogation, Oduyoye said: “Odunlami Adepeju, in her statement, claimed that at about 2.00pm on Friday, she sighted a black Honda vehicle with registration number SF 885 KJA running on red light at Aromire junction while the driver and passenger did not strap the seat belt on, she did not act at the material time but only warned the driver.

    “She further said that to her dismay, on the vehicle’s return journey, the driver and the passenger were still not strapping the seat belt and she decided to apprehend the recalcitrant driver for the traffic infraction which led to altercation with the passenger biting her finger and the driver punching her head resulting in lacerations which she also said got her enraged.”

    The general manager noted that though the driver of the vehicle actually committed a traffic infraction, “the LASTMA official should have simply documented the details of the vehicle for action by the Zonal authority instead of allowing the issue to degenerate to the level of being assaulted which led to her becoming angry according to her.”

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    Oduyoye, in a statement by the agency’s Assistant Director, Public Affairs, Filade Olumide, explained that LASTMA as a government agency, trains and continues to retrain its staff on proper discharge of their functions and duties professionally, an example is the recent retraining of all field staff at Lagos State Law Enforcement Training Institute (LETI).

    He enjoined the members of the public to continue to report all misdemeanors by any officer on Lagos roads, so that “we can make corrections and be better, more efficient and effective traffic managers/agency.”

  • Fashola Inspects Ongoing Repair Works on Third Mainland Bridge

    Fashola Inspects Ongoing Repair Works on Third Mainland Bridge

    Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, Tuesday said the on-going repair works on Third Mainland Bridge and other Federal Government projects in Lagos State were borne out of a long years of neglect by successive governments in Nigeria.

    Speaking while inspecting repair works on Third Mainland Bridge on Day Four of the partial closure of the bridge, the minister said he’s at the site to ascertain the status of the work done and the impact of the partial closure on traffic movement.

    Accompanied by Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Frederic Oladeinde; Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor on Works and Infrastructure, Aramide Adeyoye; her counterpart in Transportation, Toyin Fayinka; South-west Federal Controller of Works, Adedamola Kuti; and other top government officials, Fashola noted that his visit was to lend support to his team of engineers and other crew, who had been on ground for about two weeks in preparation for the repair works.

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    He added that his men had concluded their scientific laboratory works in Abuja before coming to Lagos for practical fieldwork to fix the worn out expansion joints and other maintenance works required to keep the 11.8 kilometre bridge in good shape.

    “As you would have noticed, Eko Bridge is also undergoing repairs, likewise, Apapa, Oworonshoki, Apongbon.

    “We just completed Liverpool Bridge, Gbagada-Oworonshoki is on-going and many other bridges. This is as a result of many years of not working or maintaining them by successive governments.

    “This government is, therefore, faced with the reality of repairing and maintaining all these bridges and other federal projects across the country for the safety and benefit of our people.

    “I want to thank you sincerely for your level of cooperation so far, while I assure you that we will continue to collaborate to ensure there is less pressure on commuters as a result of this work,” Fashola said.

    The minister outlined other bridges with renovation work either completed or on-going as: Marine Bridge (Apapa); Kara Bridge (Lagos-Ibadan Expressway); Falomo Bridge (Lagos Island); Ojuelegba; Eko Bridge; Apongbon; and Obalende among others.

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    While expressing happiness that the impact of the partial closure was not much on vehicular movement when he and his team inspected vehicular movement from Oworonshoki in-bound Lagos to Adekunle and Adeniji Adele end of Third Mainland Bridge, Fashola, a former Lagos State governor, ordered operatives of the Federal Safety Corps (FRSC), and Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) to immediately move away from the main bridge where construction work was currently ongoing to the alternative route areas where there’s likely to be congestion, especially during the peak hours.

    Fashola commended the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led Lagos State Government for effectively managing the situation through the rehabilitation of various alternative routes and provision of adequate traffic management officials.

    He urged Lagosians to be calm as the Federal Government would work hard and collaborate with the Sanwo-Olu administration to ensure that the repair work does not extend beyond its stipulated period.

    Earlier, Oladeinde, while briefing the minister on the traffic management strategy adopted to ensure free vehicular movement, disclosed that about 650 LASTMA personnel have been deployed by his ministry to support about 250 FRSC men on ground to direct traffic and ensure less congestion while the construction works last.

    Oladeinde added that since just about 25 per cent of Third Mainland Bridge users are going to be affected, the state government, through the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure, has done palliative work to ensure alternative routes are accessible to ease congestion while the government has increased the BRT fleet plying Lagos Island corridor.

    The commissioner also advised Lagosians to make use of the waterways by plying the various jetties in the metropolis to reduce travel time, noting that the state government in consideration of the likely increase in the use of water routes has provided improved safety guidelines and measures for ferry operators.

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    While allaying the fears of residents over the partial closure of the bridge, the commissioner urged road users to cooperate with LASTMA and FRSC on the laid down traffic directives to minimise inconvenience in movement and ensure free flow of traffic.

    Also speaking, Adeyoye reaffirmed that palliative works on several alternative routes provided for motorists have been completed, assuring that her ministry would keep on monitoring the work progress to identify other areas where rehabilitation works are necessary.

    Idowu Sowunmi

  • FG, Lagos Seek Motorists’ Cooperation Ahead of Six-month Partial Closure of Third Mainland Bridge for Repair from July 24

    FG, Lagos Seek Motorists’ Cooperation Ahead of Six-month Partial Closure of Third Mainland Bridge for Repair from July 24

    Ahead of six-month partial closure of Third Mainland Bridge for maintenance work from July 24, the Federal Government and Lagos State Government have appealed to motorists and Lagosians to cooperate with government officials and appropriate agencies during this operation.

    Speaking during a press conference jointly addressed by the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Olukayode Popoola; Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Frederic Oladeinde; and Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Works, Aramide Adeyoye; on Tuesday at Alausa in Ikeja, these officials assured Lagosians that necessary measures would be put in place to reduce gridlocks during partial closure of the bridge.

    To Popoola, there would be diversion of traffic in two phases during the partial closure of the bridge between July 24, 2020 and January 24, 2021.

    He said the Phase One of the diversion, which would last for three months for repairs of the Oworonsoki bound lane of Third Mainland Bridge, would be for morning traffic from 12am to 1pm from Oworonshoki to Lagos Island on the Lagos Island bound lane, while the afternoon traffic from 1pm to 12am would be from Lagos Island to Oworonsoki on the Lagos Island bound lane.

    The Federal Controller of Works added that the Phase Two of the diversion, which would last another three months for repairs of the Lagos Island bound lane of Third Mainland Bridge, would be for morning traffic from 12am to 1pm from Oworonsoki to Lagos Island on the Oworonsoki bound lane, while the afternoon traffic from 1pm to 12am would be from Lagos Island to Oworonsoki on the Oworonsoki bound lane.

    Popoola, while speaking on the inconveniences the maintenance of the bridge might cause motorists, said the Federal Government and Lagos State Government would work with appropriate agencies for traffic control to direct and help traffic movement in the affected areas and alternative routes.

    “Motorists are advised to also ply these alternative routes: First, from Carter Bridge through Iddo through Oyingbo to join Adekunle ramp inward Oworonsoki. Secondly, from Ijora Olopa through Western Avenue to Ikorodu Road,” he said.

    On his part, Oladeinde said priority would be given to those driving from Mainland to the Island in morning and afternoon to use Third Mainland Bridge, while those driving against traffic would use the alternative routes.

    The commissioner assured motorists that Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) would work with Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in all the alternative routes to ensure that motorists have a smooth journey during the partial closure of the bridge.

    Oladeinde, while stressing the need for reduction of vehicles on the road during the partial closure of the bridge, advised that those who don’t have any genuine reason to be on the road to stay at home.

    He said there would be increase in number of public vehicles for people to leave their vehicles at home to make the road less congested, adding that the public vehicles would be available and affordable for road users.

    According to him, “If you don’t have to travel, I will advise that you stay at home, so that we can minimise the number of vehicles on the road.

    “If you can work at home, please do. But if you can’t, we will be on the road for you to get to your destination as quickly as possible.”

    The commissioner also advised people to use alternative transport such as ferries, assuring that there would be increase in number of fleets by Lagos Ferry Services in the morning for people from Ikorodu and Mile 2 as alternative transportation.

    Also speaking, Adeyoye appreciated the Federal Government for bringing the repair of Third Mainland Bridge on board.

    She said Lagos State Government has commenced necessary preparatory works on all the alternative routes in the state to make them motorable for the commuters.

    Adeyoye said the state would do its best within two weeks to work on all the roads that may likely cause gridlocks to be free of potholes.

    She also warned trucks and vehicles that are not road worthy or serviceable to stay away from Lagos roads.

    Idowu Sowunmi