The other side of Lagos traffic

For millions of residents in Lagos, traffic congestion is more than a daily inconvenience; it is a defining part of life in Nigeria's commercial capital. Lagos, Nigeria's commercial nerve centre, never stops moving, but on its busiest roads, it sometimes barely moves at all. Every day, traffic turns short journeys into long waits, testing the patience of millions of commuters. Roads that should take minutes can stretch into hours as thousands of vehicles compete for every inch of space. Lagos emerged as the most congested city in Africa in Numbeo's Traffic Index released in March, recording a traffic index of 348.5 and an average one-way commute time of 68.3 minutes, placing it ahead of Nairobi, Cairo and other major African cities.

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