The Lagos State Government has announced that two thousand Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses will be rolled out before the end of the year.

The State Commissioner for Transportation, OLUWASEUN OSIYEMI. made this known at the commencement of the 2024 ministerial briefing.

OSIYEMI said the state government has partnered with private operators on a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement to bring in CNG buses, adding that the private transport operator is set to launch 231 electronic vehicles in June.

He further explained that with the introduction of the traffic management solution devices being handled by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) officials also captured 26,816 violators between January to March this year, adding that the state government will also be launching the LASTMA complaint call centre before the end of this month, to create easy access to the agency.