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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Persons who are 55 years old and resident in Lagos State have spent almost 7 years of their lives in traffic.<\/p>\n

This is contained in a report by Financial Derivatives Company (FDC) Limited led by renowned economist, Bismarck Rewane.<\/p>\n

In its 2022 outlook, the FDC noted that on the average, Lagos residents spend more than 1,000 hours in traffic annually.<\/p>\n

The Nigerian research and investment firm said the figure dwarfs the time people in London expend in congestions.<\/p>\n

\u201cLagosians are spending approximately 1,080 hours a year in traffic, compared to 148 hours in London, the city with the worst traffic jams in the world (excluding Nigeria and Egypt).\u201d<\/p>\n

FDC says this comes to 12.5 per cent of the time in a year and translates to 6.76 years in a life expectancy of 55 years.<\/p>\n

In other cities, Paris residents spend 140 hours in traffic, Brussels (134), Palermo (109), Moscow (108), Rome (107), Chicago (104), Lyon (102), New York (102), Bucharest (98).<\/p>\n

Despite government efforts, including road expansions and traffic management, gridlock persists in Lagos, with a population of 20 million.<\/p>\n

The situation has cost the people and businesses in Nigeria\u2019s commercial hub man-hours and billions of Naira.<\/p>\n

DAILY POST findings show that Lagosians are still furious about the 2019 ban on bike services provided by tech companies, Gokada and Opay.<\/p>\n

Many insist that the way out is more investments in water transport as well as construction of alternatives roads, flyovers and rail lines.<\/p>\n

The Lagos government has assured that the work on Blue and Red Rail Lines will be completed in 2022.<\/p>\n

Last week, the House of Assembly approved Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu\u2019s request for N18,225,336,103 loan for the Lekki-Epe road expansion.<\/p>\n

The Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning is to provide the funds that will cover some other projects.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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