The Oshodi Megabus Interchange Terminal is arguably the biggest bus terminal in the whole of West Africa, and it is equally the most audacious. Put in proper context, Oshodi is at the intersection of the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway and Agege Motor…
Security, rule of law, accountability, governance and the environment – Gbenga Onabanjo
By divine providence and the need to provide security for the citizens of the country, a plan was put in place to install security cameras in Abuja and Lagos. In 2010, a loan of $470 million was secured from the…
Corruption and state of the Nigerian environment – Gbenga Onabanjo
Every human being is a product of the environment. Corruption is perpetrated by man, and its attendant consequences will certainly have negative impacts on our environment. Corruption is defined as “a form of dishonest or unethical conduct by a person…
Towards a pedestrian-friendly environment (2) – Gbenga Onabanjo
For a pedestrian-friendly environment to be established, conscious efforts should be made to introduce policies and guidelines in our planning laws to entrench this as a way of life. The following are guidelines to help in achieving this objective. As…
Towards a pedestrian-friendly environment- Gbenga Onabanjo
Abley Stephen once defined a pedestrian-friendly environment as “the extent to which the built environment is friendly to the presence of people living, shopping, visiting, working, enjoying or spending time in the area.” Our communities are designed for people to…
Valentine’s Day celebrations and the burden on our environment – Gbenga Onabanjo
Valentine’s Day is celebrated all over the world in various styles and dimensions. Increasingly, its celebration gets more robust in our clime with each passing year as a way to relieve ourselves of our pervasive social and economic stress. Every…
BRT-LITE Project: An overview of its impact – Gbenga Onabanjo
In 1983, a mass transit system proposed for Lagos was truncated by the military government with the cancellation of the Lagos Metroline Project introduced by Governor Lateef Jakande. Long after that, under the leadership of Governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a…
Tips to make your neighbourhood look nice and pollution-free (2) – Gbenga Onabanjo
Neighbourhood pollution comes in various forms: unkempt frontages and gutters, cigarette butts on streets, unswept roads, overgrown weeds at front yards and setbacks, pure water sachets and wraps blowing by, unpatched potholes on roads, dustbins without covers and a whole…
It’s time to enhance the look and feel of our cities (2) – Gbenga Onabanjo
The following areas would need interventions. They may not be exhaustive but a conscious effort should be made to address them. · Road Infrastructure Proper policy to fund construction of roads should be put in place. Hitherto, the road tax…
Road junction improvements, moral burden of enlightenment, advocacy and enforcement of rule of law – Gbenga Onabanjo
Within the first six months of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration, he organised the first-ever traffic summitin Lagos, where experts in traffic management, town planners and architects from both the public and private sectors presented various papers on how to tackle…