Lagos Plans State Driver’s Licence, Targets Blue Line Completion by 2027

The Lagos State Government has announced plans to introduce a state-owned driver’s licence in partnership with the Federal Government as part of measures aimed at improving road safety and traffic regulation across the state.

Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, disclosed the plan during the 2025 annual ministerial briefing held at Alausa, Ikeja.

According to Osiyemi, motorists will have the option of obtaining either the existing federal driver’s licence or the proposed Lagos State driver’s licence once the initiative begins.

He said the move is designed to improve sanity and safety on Lagos roads while also addressing delays associated with the current licensing process.

Osiyemi revealed that more than 56,876 driver’s licences were processed during the review period in collaboration with the Motor Vehicle Administration Agency and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).

The figure includes 27,067 fresh applications and 29,810 renewals. He added that authorities also processed 1,158 international driver permits within the same period.

Speaking on rail transportation projects, the commissioner said the first phase of the Blue Line Rail recorded about 3.5 million passengers in 2025.

He added that the second phase of the Blue Line extension from Mile 2 to Okokomaiko is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2027 for full commercial operations.

On the Red Line project, Osiyemi disclosed that the state had procured 24 new train coaches arranged into three sets of eight-coach trains to improve passenger movement along the corridor.

He also said work had intensified on the proposed 68-kilometre Green Line Rail project, which is expected to connect Marina to the Lekki Free Trade Zone through Victoria Island, Lekki, Ajah and Sangotedo.