…To Explore Another 5,000-Capacity Terminal In Ijanikin Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday flagged off the expansion of the ABAT Truck Terminal in Orile Iganmu, assuring that work would be accelerated on the 1000-capacity terminal to take trucks parked indiscriminately on the roads and bridges.
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OSHODI-APAPA GRIDLOCK: WHY WE’RE HELPLESS — POLICE, NAVY, FRSC, LASTMA
THE hopelessness of the lingering traffic-congestion in Apapa and environs is underscored by the fact that it has so far defied all solutions, including interventions by various security and traffic management agencies in the country.
Continue reading »APAPA GRIDLOCK: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD DECLARE EMERGENCY – NPA MD
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Hadiza Bala Usman, has urged the federal government to declare an emergency on the situation of roads in the Apapa Area of Lagos.
Continue reading »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 »DANGOTE TOURS APAPA WHARF ROAD, URGES WITHDRAWAL OF CUSTOMS, NAVY FROM ROAD
Businessman Alhaji Aliko Dangote on Wednesday visited the Ijora-Apapa Wharf road in Lagos, calling on the Federal Government to withdraw agencies causing the perennial gridlock in Apapa.
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 »SHIPPERS COUNCIL, NPA TO INTRODUCE MODERN TRUCKING SYSTEM
The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has said that it has perfected plans to introduce the modern trucking system in the nation’s maritime industry in partnership with Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA).
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.
Continue reading »MARITIME WORKERS ISSUE APM TERMINAL ULTIMATUM TO REMOVE CONTAINERS ON APAPA ROAD
Following the chaotic traffic situation caused by empty containers blocking intra and inter-city roads in Apapa, maritime workers in the country have given a 14-day ultimatum to one of the leading terminal operators, APM Terminal, to clear the roads of its empty containers.
Continue reading »WE ARE VICTIM, NOT CAUSE OF APAPA GRIDLOCK, SAYS APM TERMINALS
APM Terminals Apapa has said it is a victim of the menacing Apapa gridlock, just like other stakeholders doing business in the port community.
Continue reading »APAPA GRIDLOCK: NUPENG WANTS NNPC TO PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE LOADING DEPOTS FOR TANKERS
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) on Monday appealed to the NNPC to provide alternative loading depots for petroleum tankers to check the recurring gridlock in Apapa area of Lagos State.
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