By James Agberebi 23 June 2023 | 11:38 am The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has said the blue line rail system will begin operations in August 2023. The Blue Rail Line inaugurated by Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, during the commemoration of completion ceremony for the First Phase of Lagos Rail Mass Transit Blue Line (Marina – Mile 2) The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has said the blue line rail system will begin operations in August 2023. Managing Director LAMATA, Abimbola Akinajo, disclosed this in a statement at the agency’s business/investor forum. On January 24, 2023, former President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated the first phase of the blue line rail project in Lagos. Before the inauguration, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu launched a test run of the project which is designed to run from Mile 2 (on the mainland) to Marina (on the island). According to Akinajo, the test run activities would soon close, allowing for passenger operations to commence. “I am happy to inform you that we are rounding off all testing processes for the commencement of full passenger operation in August this year. Details of the operations will be announced soon.” He said the first phase of the LRMT red line (Agbado to Oyingbo) is also nearing completion and they intend to commence testing and passenger operations about August 2023. 19 mins ago The Jigawa Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has seized a total of 999.335kg of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances worth several millions of naira in the last year. the Commandant, Alh Muazu Aliyu Danmusa, disclosed this yesterday in Dutse. 1 hour ago The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has said the blue line rail system will begin operations in August 2023. 2 hours ago The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) President, Joe Ajaero, is of the opinion that the Federal Government (FG) has no business subsidizing electricity because the industry has been privatized. 2 hours ago Temidayo Eseyin, a lawyer and former member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Kwara State, has been charged with defrauding his client, Landmark University. 2 hours ago The Civil Liberties Organization (CLO) in Anambra, has appealed to Gov. Charles Soludo to rehabilitate the deplorable portions of Umuchu-Umunze road to curb crimes perpetuating by unknown gunmen
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