Lagos traffic slows further on Buhari visit

71.7% of vehicles in Nigeria have no insurance

Of the 12 million vehicles registered in Nigeria, 8.6 million of them, or 71.7 percent do not have insurance cover as required by the law

President Muhammadu Buhari’s Lagos visit has further slowed traffic in Nigeria’s commercial capital of at least 17 million people. Employees have been asked to stay home; events have been cancelled while some have been stuck in heavy traffic as a result of the blockage of routes leading to Ek

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