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Nov 10, 2023 · Experts have said that shaping the future of a sustainable public urban transportation system in Nigeria requires a comprehensive, multifaceted and integrated approach that addresses key ...
Aug 16, 2022 · There is an urgent need to make Nigeria’s transportation sector to be more secure, safer, and sustainable. This is expedient as recent activities of stakeholders and passengers getting killed, kidnapped, and treated poorly are unacceptable.
Jan 1, 2020 · Currently, transport infrastructure and services in Nigeria cities are not growing at a commensurate rate with urban population growth. In fact, the demand/supply imbalance existing in most Nigeria cities result in widespread road congestion overcrowded buses delays and parking problems.
- Patience Chinyelu Onokala, Chidinma Joy Olajide
- 2020
One of the most significant challenges facing the sector is meeting the needs of both large coastal cities and rural inland communities in order to fully unlock the country’s economic potential.
Demand for transport is set to rebound in the second half of 2021 as the economy reopens and the African Continental Free Trade Area is in force. The most significant gains in the coming years are expected in the road and port segments, with urban rail projects progressing more slowly.
However, Nigeria’s urban areas present equally significant transport challenges. Lagos, the country’s commercial capital and largest city, was home to more than 15m people in 2022, a figure projected to reach nearly 25m by 2034.
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Jun 1, 2022 · This analysis using the TRSE framework shows that poor public transport, and consequently high opportunity costs, translates into social exclusion in this low-income community. Finally, we recommend a set of practical transport, urban-planning, and social policies that can remedy this predicament.
