Lagos Tasks Driving Schools on Driver Education

Kehinde Adeleye

The Lagos State Government has called on driving school operators to provide qualitative driver education and refrain from activities that could undermine its efforts to improve traffic management and road culture across the state.

Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, gave the charge at the 2025 Train the Trainer Workshop organised by the Lagos State Drivers’ Institute (LASDRI) for driving school operators and instructors.

The workshop, themed “Drivers Education: Panacea to Economic Growth and Development”, was held at the STO Resource Centre, Alausa, Ikeja.

Osiyemi noted that Lagos, with over 20 million residents and nearly six million registered vehicles, records more than 15 million daily motorised trips. He warned that if such movements were not handled by competent drivers, the state could face public health risks, traffic gridlock and loss of productivity.

According to him, the initiative forms part of a broader strategy in line with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s development agenda and the United Nations Decade of Action on Road Safety, which stresses the importance of quality driver education in reducing accidents and fatalities.

The commissioner commended LASDRI for introducing innovations such as a computer-based recertification test, harmonised training modules, data-driven training processes and the Ember Months safety campaign.

In her welcome address, LASDRI General Manager, Mrs. Tiamiyu Afusat, said the workshop offered stakeholders an opportunity to discuss government policies and transport-related challenges, while also improving service delivery. She emphasised that driver education extends beyond vehicle operation to instilling responsibility, awareness and respect for all road users.

Also speaking, General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr. Olalekan Bakare Oki, represented by Quarter Master Jubrill Oshodi, urged participants to embrace driver education as a tool for compliance with traffic laws and a safer transport system.

The event drew top government officials, representatives of transport unions and about 200 driving school operators from across the state.