Anfani Motor Garage also featured on the subscription lists for donations to the National Relief Fund and Nigerian Overseas Comforts Fund in 1914 and 1917 respectively. The popularity of the bus service also showed in it being hired for other functions that took place in Lagos. For example, in November 1914, the company was paid 10s. 6d for services carried out during a public lecture given by Reverend SD Ferguson.
Charlotte Olajumoke Obasa was one of the daughters of the Lagos merchant, RB Blaize. In 1913, she launched Anfani Motor Bus Service on the roads of Lagos, and this attracted much interest in the press. At least three of the prominent newspapers, namely, Lagos Weekly Record, Lagos Standard and Nigerian Pioneer, provided snippets of information about the service.
That same year, a second bus was secured, and according to the Lagos Weekly Record (LWR), it was “fitted with seats to accommodate passengers conveniently and services…