The Coalition of Port Dry Cargo Transport Operators (CPDTO) has opposed the ten N10,000.00 electronic sticker levy introduced by the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA). Speaking with journalists during a solidarity protest at the port entrance gate at Lagos Ports Complex, the Executive Secretary of National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO), Aloga Ogbogo said the N10,000.00 levy is unacceptable. Appealing […]
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NPA CERTIFIES 1,500 TRUCKS, SETS UP COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGED EXTORTION OF TRUCK DRIVERS
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has certified not less than 1,500 trucks as part of measures to enforce minimum standards for operators at Lagos seaports According to NPA, the development is expected to bring sanity to the movement of goods within and around the ports. Speaking at a meeting with representatives of Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) and […]
Continue reading »EXTORTION BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TERRIFY TRUCK OWNERS, DRIVERS
Some truck drivers operating at the Lagos ports in Lagos recently expressed deep concern over growing trend of extortion by the government agencies at the ports. The drivers, in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said the extortion was responsible for the unending vehicular traffic in the vicinity of the port. A driver, Mr Sadiq Alade, told […]
Continue reading »MARITIME TRUCK OWNERS TO REGISTER EVERY TRUCK WITH NPA FROM MARCH 1
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has announced its readiness to commence the registration of every truck operating the Nation’s Ports with effect from the 1st of March 2016 as part of the implementation of the minimum safety standards for truck operators at the ports which was earlier introduced in October 2014. Speaking at a Stakeholders meeting in Lagos that had […]
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