Nigeria, Nov. 9 -- Candidates in the Lagos State governorship debate have outlined different approaches to tackling traffic congestion and improving healthcare, with proposals ranging from expanding public transportation to increasing hospital funding and providing free treatment for mothers and children.

The World Bank has identified traffic congestion as a persistent problem in Lagos, where commuters spend an average of about four hours daily travelling. Its September 2025 brief examined the city's public transport challenges and efforts to expand mass transit.

African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour on Sunday at the debate said poor urban planning and an inadequate transport network were partly responsible f...