Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers has expressed worry that the gridlock being experienced by petroleum tankers and articulated vehicles on Apapa-Wharf Road may result to fuel scarcity.
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The President, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has lauded the decision of the Federal Government to reconstruct the failed Apapa Wharf Road as its grim state serves as both an embarrassment to the country and a huge loss of close to N140bn on a weekly basis.
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The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) on Sunday gave the Federal Government a 21-day ultimatum to rehabilitate and make the Oshodi-Apapa Dual Carriage Way and the access roads leading to the nation’s sea ports motorable.
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The Chairman of Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), Musa Mohammed has said that more than 400 trucks have left Apapa and Tincan port in Lagos in the past one year due to the poor state of access roads which are yet to receive Federal Government’s attention.
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The Head of Ports Operations, Dangote Group, Mr Yakubu Abdullahi said that the organisation spent N1 billion to repair the road leading to Apapa Port. Abdullahi disclosed this in an interview on Saturday in Lagos. He said as a major player in the maritime sector, the company had so far spent N1 billion to make the road accessible to the […]
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As the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, kick-starts implementation of the Minimum Safety Standard for Trucks in Nigeria today, FRSC Corps Marshal, Mr. Boboye Oyeyemi, has disclosed that over 1,000 people have so far lost their lives between December 2016 and January 2017 as a result of auto crashes caused by tanker drivers. He also said that about 308 auto […]
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Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State says his administration is committed to restoring the glory of the Apapa area, adding that ongoing works in the area will permanently solve the traffic congestion created by port activities. Ambode spoke on Wednesday at the Lagos House, Ikeja, during a visit of the management team of the Nigeria Ports Authority, led by its […]
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Following persistent traffic gridlock in Apapa area which has spilled over into some parts of the state, the Lagos State Government, yesterday, issued a 48-hour ultimatum to tanker drivers parked within 300 meters of fuel depots in the state to relocate to safe parking lots pending the availability of petroleum products Hundreds of tankers had suddenly emerged on the Eko […]
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Naturally and for a long time now, Apapa traffic has always been a basket case. However, the experience within that axis in the past few weeks could best be described as ‘hell on earth’. The protracted traffic gridlock especially around the port area has been somewhat of a nightmare- a nightmare that has taken extreme toll on all relevant stakeholders […]
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