Public transport in Lagos is characterised by informal minibuses and the Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) system, a public-private partnership introduced in 2008. As an answer to the increasing pressure on the city’s limited space for road transport, Lagos State Government opened the first line of a metro rail system in September 2023 as a new era of mass passenger transport. This study examines whether the “Blue Line” has been able to realise government’s promise of a cost-effective and sustainable means of transport.
This Publication, commissioned by HBS Abuja office and actualized by Lagos Urban Development Initiatives, seeks to encourage readers to drive a public conversation about the potential of ignored citizens from all spheres, to re-imagine their city, and to effect equitable changes that will be inclusive and benefit of all.
This report analyses the provision of urban services in the low-income community of Otumara, Lagos, with a focus on water supply, examining the relevant actors, actor constellations and modes of interaction.
The paper explains how Community Development Associations (CDAs) could fill the vacuum in local urban governance created by the dysfunctionality of the third tiers of government in Nigeria, the local governments.
