Nigerian transport company Amalgamated begins CNG bus deployment in Lagos
Nigerian transport company, Amalgamated Megacity Transport Services Limited, has begun deploying Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses in Lagos as part of efforts to support the state’s transition to cleaner and more sustainable public transportation.
The investment is part of the Lagos State Bus Industry Transition Programme (BITP), under which transport operators are taking greater responsibility for investing in modern buses and adopting cleaner propulsion technologies.
Speaking at the partnership unveiling event, Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, described the investment as a demonstration of private-sector confidence in the future of public transportation in Lagos and the state’s transition towards cleaner energy.
Osiyemi said the state’s transport reform agenda extended beyond buses to include rail, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), Quality Bus Corridors, interchanges and waterways, with the aim of creating an integrated and sustainable multimodal transport system.
He said CNG represented an important transition technology in Lagos’ clean-mobility journey, while the long-term goal was to progressively move towards low-emission and zero-emission transportation through electric buses and other emerging technologies.
Also speaking, the Managing Director/CEO of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Abimbola Akinajo, said Amalgamated had been engaged from the outset with the expectation that operators would invest in their own buses, particularly cleaner technologies such as CNG and electric vehicles.
Akinajo disclosed that Amalgamated had committed to acquiring 50 CNG buses, with 15 already delivered and the remaining buses expected before the end of 2026. She said the investment showed that cleaner mobility was becoming a reality within the Lagos transport industry.
She added that Lagos requires about 15,000 high-capacity buses, alongside rail and water transport services, stressing that meeting the demand would require sustained collaboration between the government and private sector.
