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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Theodore Opara I T seems that all too often, many Lagosians are more than familiar with the unending presence of gridlock and traffic congestion along roads in Lagos State. This causes commuters to be more strategic in planning their movements within the state. In many cases most Lagosians would not want to be caught on the Lagos Island from 4pm for fear of getting stuck in the popular Third Mainland Traffic snarl. Considered the sixth largest city and one of the most rapidly urbanizing metropolitan areas of the world with a population of over 20 million inhabitants and an annual growth rate of nearly six per cent, Lagos State is one of the world’s mega cities. This rapid urbanization and exploding population combined with the poorly executed development plans and poor infrastructure is one of the major reasons for the numerous transportation problems and continuous traffic gridlock in most parts of the State. Geographically, the metropolitan area of Lagos ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Federal Government through the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo has given the Lagos State Government permission to repair the road linking Murtala Muhammed International Airport to Oshodi in the state. This comes as a breakthrough in the light of recent accusations by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode that the Federal Ministry of works, Power and Housing was frustrating efforts of his administration to reconstruct the road. Ambode, while accusing the ministry of frustrating his efforts to get the road repaired, had said that despite having the funds to repair the road, the ministry had insisted on fixing it. But Babatunde Fashola, the minister of works, power and housing, denied the allegation, saying the memorandum conveying the request of the state has not reached completion stage. A statement issued yesterday, by Tunji Bello, Secretary to the State Government, said the federal government had granted the state the permission to start work on...