Despite the economic challenges facing Nigeria, those who take out time to address one or more of the country’s pressing challenges deserve some accolades. Some students of Caro Favoured Schools in Lagos have just taken steps to help government address road traffic in the nation’s commercial hub.

Lagos is widely known to be plagued by congested roads. It has become a norm with the majority of roads in the city, and the fear of the resultant stress is enough to discourage anyone from relocating there. But the students manage to find a connecting point between the traffic, and poor functionality of traffic lights.

To solve this, the four high school students, who are all from Ajegunle, a remote area of Lagos State, manufactured hand-held solar-powered traffic lights to ease off traffic congestion on roads.

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