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hedonister:
I don't know if this is the appropriate section for this topic...

I want to do a documentary on MOLUE buses and want to know if they're totally scrapped.

Like is there anyone left even if it's one and if so, where do they ply.

Thanks

Molue was phased out by the Fashola Administration.

Every year vehicle owners need to register their vehicles. Governor Fashola said that his administration had a policy of phasing out Molue by not registering them when their registration expired.

hedonister:
I live in Lagos and have not seen any in years. I wonder where they are.

You're not in lagos then. Go to cms, oshodi, mile 2 etc then full there. 😒😏😏😕

olaiya2007:
I doubt they're totally scrapped. There's still few

LASG had stopped renewing their licences for so many routes long time ago, leaving only Sango to Oshodi.

dominique:
The last one I saw was in Lagos on the Oshodi-Lagos/Abeokuta expressway route a few years and my jaws literally dropped in surprise. I think it's safe to say they've completely gone extinct and good riddance to that.

Extinct ke? You'll always see the in Oshodi... It just most are not yellowish anymore

ejieddy:
They are still there... But few. Not up to 5 in my opinion. From Oshodi to Sango

Yes you are right. Still see them....

BodyCount:
Go to Oshodi, you'll see a lot of them going and coming to and fro Sango, ilepo etc

Liar.
Mass transist and BRT are the biggest buses plying sango/oshodi. No more Molue

alanto:
Liar.

I'm sure we still have some.

Personally, I think we should keep a couple of them on the roads for historical reasons.

Offpoint1:
Extinct ke? You'll always see the in Oshodi... It just most are not yellowish anymore

Before Mólue were scrapped. There were other buses. White and Blue buses but they are not Molue. They came before BRT.

Flangelo12:
I'm sure we still have some.

Personally, I think we should keep a couple of them on the roads for historical reasons.

I agree but those buses are not Molue. Molue were locally built. I think they built them on trailer body or something but i remember that when I used to ride in Molue, the people that built Molue usually place their stickers inside the buses with their company address and contact numbers.

hedonister:
I don't know if this is the appropriate section for this topic...

I want to do a documentary on MOLUE buses and want to know if they're totally scrapped.

Like is there anyone left even if it's one and if so, where do they ply.

Thanks

Hope you send a link when you finish.

Please investigate how considering the volume of people in the bus that were packed like sardines, how did the conductor's know those that hadn't paid and were able to collect their money complete?

naptu2:
Molue was phased out by the Fashola Administration.

Every year vehicle owners need to register their vehicles. Governor Fashola said that his administration had a policy of phasing out Molue by not registering them when their registration expired.

Thank you naptu2. People like to misinform others on this platform. Theres no Molue in Lagos anymore. Maybe Lag bus and the other one but not Molue

We still have at Agege! Some change the colour to blue and white.

judewrites:
It's a coinage from "maul_him" referring to the combative way passengers struggled both outside and inside the massive bus that can contain over 50 passengers

Point of correction, Molue was gotten from 'Mold e'. It was built from scratch by our engineers using tinplate gotten primarily from trailers etc

You can confirm this from elderly (agbalagba).

Lagos Molues of the 80s and 90s! Common routes were:

Eko---Idunmota
Yaba---Oyingbo
Obalende---CMS
Mushin---Olosha
Palmgrove--Onipanu
Bariga---New Garage
Anothony---Oshodi
Mile 2---Oshodi
Ketu--Ojota--Mile12
Iyana Ipaja --New Road ( whatever that was)
Ikorodu---Ita Elewa

Then, Lekki Ajah and environs were yet to exist so , no molue for them..

Chai.. Fond memories

ajepako:
Lagos Molues of the 80s and 90s! Common routes were:

Eko---Idunmota
Yaba---Oyingbo
Obalende---CMS
Mushin---Olosha
Palmgrove--Onipanu
Bariga---New Garage
Anothony---Oshodi
Mile 2---Oshodi
Ketu--Ojota--Mile12
Iyana Ipaja --New Road ( whatever that was)
Ikorodu---Ita Elewa

Then, Lekki Ajah and environs were yet to exist so , no molue for them..

Chai.. Fond memories

Mile 2 to CMS on my trip to Onikan stadium then, happy memories.

For now, there is none

Akinrogun:
Point of correction, Molue was gotten from 'Mold e'. It was built from scratch by our engineers using tinplate gotten primarily from trailers etc

You can confirm this from elderly (agbalagba).

Are you insinuating that molue bus was built from scratch in Nigeria?

Maybe the body, but the engine was foreign.

Good Old Days.


I remember.

Ọlọrunlugo and I think
Hallelujah

Yah Lateef or something.

Lawanson to CMS those days.


I have not been to Lawanson in the last twenty years though.

hedonister:
I live in Lagos and have not seen any in years. I wonder where they are.

Oshodi/ Iyana ipaja route. Them full there

They still exist... Go to Iyana-Ipaja and Oshodi, but many of them are now painted white

Oshodi to sango toll gate, dem dey

hedonister:
I live in Lagos and have not seen any in years. I wonder where they are.

Go to where the indigenes are located

Yes. Between Oshodi Bolade to Sango tollgate

Dem still dey Oshodi plying Ebute Ero and Oshodi to Iyana Ipaja Abule Egba.

plenty for



AGEGE


OSHODI


SANGO


axis

Go oshodi. Na their headquarters be that

Yes, go to Oshodi axis, you will still see them.
But very few

Gbadugbakun:
They have been scrapped. Because I don't see them at Oshodi anymore. Back then they used to ply Oshodi - Sango route. Those market women would put basket of tomatoes in the front with the driver, the driver side didn't have a door, people will load the molue like kilode. To breathe sef go be problem because of different body odour fighting for oxygen with you.

And their drives then don't wear shirt, and they don't stop. I used to pursue them at Iyana IPaja to enter, the back conductors will pull you inside as the driver is firing.

They don't have break, as you jump in is how you would jump out when they reach your bus stop. Very anyhow suffer head bus. But they don't exist anymore in Lagos. BRT phased them out.

There are still some few number of them plying Oshodi to Sango but usually at night when most commuters are stranded you will just see them pull up. What follows is usually a stampeded effort to get on you forgot to add that Molue drivers are usually chain smokers and the play the lotto

Fond memories of Molue in Lagos environ.

They are part of history in Lagos state .

Oshodi Oke/Isale to Apapa/Wharf

ajepako:
Lagos Molues of the 80s and 90s! Common routes were:

Eko---Idunmota
Yaba---Oyingbo
Obalende---CMS
Mushin---Olosha
Palmgrove--Onipanu
Bariga---New Garage
Anothony---Oshodi
Mile 2---Oshodi
Ketu--Ojota--Mile12
Iyana Ipaja --New Road ( whatever that was)
Ikorodu---Ita Elewa

Then, Lekki Ajah and environs were yet to exist so , no molue for them..

Chai.. Fond memories

One of the biggest legacies before Sanwo-Olu leaves office would be to permanently scrap Molue and Danfo buses and replace them with a fully standardised public transport system, similar to what operates in most developed countries. This single reform would significantly reduce chaos on Lagos roads.

All routes should be properly mapped and numbered, with clearly designated bus stops and terminals. Commuters would simply pull out their phones, check which bus runs from point A to point B, walk to the nearest bus stop, and get picked up. Each bus would be fitted with GPS tracking, allowing passengers to see real-time locations and estimated arrival times.

There would be no job losses. Existing Danfo and Molue drivers would undergo retraining and transition into driving these standardised buses. In addition, private and licensed operators could participate, provided they meet strict certification requirements. Quotas should be issued, and the era of simply buying a bus, painting it yellow, and picking up passengers at will should be phased out completely.

This system would also improve security. With fixed routes, numbered buses, and verified operators, incidents of passengers entering the wrong vehicle or being kidnapped would be drastically reduced. All buses should be equipped with LED route displays, GPS, live CCTV, air conditioning, and other modern safety features.

Finally, the practice of hanging conductors should be eliminated. Passenger payments would be fully cashless, with commuters tapping in using their Cowry card across all buses.

This reform would not only modernise Lagos transport but also restore order, dignity, and safety to daily commuting.