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July 24,2023. FOLLOWING the increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, known as petrol, from N488 to between N568 and N617 per litre, civil servants in Lagos State have resorted to shift operations to cushion the effect of the increment. Consequently, most private vehicle owners in Lagos have decided to board public |
Responding, the regulatory body of BRT, Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Agency, LAMATA, through the Consultant, Communication and Public Affairs, Kola Ojelabi, said, “On the cooling system in the BRT buses, they are working but have to be switched off as part of cost-saving measures. We don’t want the operators to use the fact that they are using AC in the buses to increase fare. We do care about the enormous burden on the average commuter.