Lagos State Government has acquired a large land at Ojo for construction of a trailer park to tackle gridlock in Apapa and other areas caused by indiscriminate parking of articulated vehicles.
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LAGOS GOVERNMENT SHUTS FIVE BONDED TERMINALS, OTHERS IN AJEGUNLE
The Lagos State Building Control Agency, LASBCA, at the weekend shutdown five illegal Bonded Terminals and five other buildings in Ajegunle area of the state.
Continue reading »TRUCK DRIVER STEALS N6.7M CASHEW NUTS IN APAPA
A 28-year-old truck driver, identified as Sodiq Awe, was on Friday arraigned before an Apapa Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing 84 bags of cashew nut in Apapa.
Continue reading »TRUCK DRIVER DOCKED FOR TRAFFIC OFFENCE IN APAPA
A 21-year-old truck driver, identified as Abuchi Anusionwu was on Tuesday arraigned before an Apapa Magistrates’ Court for allegedly committing traffic offence in Apapa.
Continue reading »RECONSTRUCTION, NOT PALLIATIVE, NEEDED TO SAVE PORT ROADS – SIFAX
The General Manager, SIFAX Off Dock Limited, Oliver Omajuwa, has urged the Federal Government as a matter of urgency to fix the road in order to save businesses from the impending shut down due to the deplorable state of the Tin Can–Coconut port access road.
Continue reading »FG HANDS OVER APAPA ROAD DESIGN TO DANGOTE, RAISES TRAILER PARK COST TO N9.55BN
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) wednesday said it had completed the design for the reconstruction of a major part of Apapa-Oworonshoki expressway in Lagos meant to be concessioned to Dangote Group and consequently handed it to the company.
Continue reading »TIN CAN PORT ACCESS ROAD PALLIATIVE TO END FEBRUARY – OFFICIAL
An official of the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing (FMPWH), Olukorede Keisha, on Sunday said that palliative repair work on the Tin Can Island Port access has started and will be completed at the end of February 2018.
Continue reading »FG’S TASK FORCE TO REMOVE TRUCKS FROM APAPA-OSHODI ROAD
The Federal Government has announced that it is set to empower a special task force that will remove trucks/trailers from the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway to make access into the Apapa ports easy.
Continue reading »PETROLEUM TANKER DRIVERS URGE GOVTS TO REPAIR BAD ROADS
Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) on Wednesday threatened to boycott bad roads should the Federal Government fail to repair important roads before the rains begin.
Continue reading »CALABAR TANK FARM EXPLOSION: THE HANDWRITING ON THE WALL
It was Benjamin Franklin, a founding father of America that once said, “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail”. According to Murphy’s Law, “anything that may go wrong will”. Therefore it is wise to be prepared for the potential mishaps consistent with any human activity.
Continue reading »APAPA GRIDLOCK FORCES 82 COMPANIES TO SHUT OPERATIONS
The Apapa Local Government Area on Wednesday disclosed that at least 82 companies had either relocated or folded up in Apapa and its environs which it ascribed to the intractable traffic congestion arising from deplorable roads and unwarranted activities of articulated vehicles.
Continue reading »APAPA GRIDLOCK: COUNCIL, NPA, OTHERS ENDORSE PROSECUTION OF TRAFFIC VIOLATORS
The Apapa Local Government Area, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and other stakeholders Tuesday agreed that owners of articulated vehicles that violated Lagos Road Traffic Law, 2012, should be prosecuted.
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