The regulated service will initially cover four major corridors: Ajah–CMS (Marina)/Obalende, Ajah–Oshodi, Ajah–Berger, and Ajah–Iyana Ipaja, with plans to extend all the way to Epe town.

Special Adviser on Transportation, Mr. Sola Giwa, announced the rollout during a crucial stakeholders’ engagement attended by officials of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) and representatives of existing informal (“danfo” and “korope”) operators.

Giwa explained that one private operator will run premium express services, while others will provide standard stage carriage (stop-at-every-designated-bus-stop) services.“Our goal is simple: take dilapidated, unsafe buses off Lagos roads and replace them with modern, comfortable, secure, and trackable vehicles,” Giwa stated.

He revealed that the Lekki–Epe corridor is only the beginning. Similar reforms are planned for other major highways, including the gradual removal of the popular mini-buses known as “korope” from expressways. 

These smaller vehicles will be redeployed to inner-community and feeder routes to bolster the state’s First and Last Mile network.All buses in the new scheme will wear the official Lagos blue-and-white livery and carry:

Unique identification codes 

QR-enabled PTCS (Public Transport Compliance Sticker) for instant verification 

Touch and Pay (TAP) stickers for cashless payment

Drivers wearing official Ministry of Transportation badges

Payment will be strictly via Cowry card only. Giwa issued a stern warning: any driver, conductor, or passenger caught exchanging cash on these routes will be arrested and prosecuted.

The reform is part of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s broader traffic management and transportation agenda, which also includes the ongoing N150 billion CNG-powered bus replacement programme aimed at phasing out rickety commercial vehicles across the state.

With Lagos losing an estimated N4 trillion annually to traffic congestion, officials say the structured, high-capacity system along the Lekki–Epe axis will significantly ease commuter pain, enhance safety, and restore sanity to one of Nigeria’s busiest corridors.