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Apapa Traffic Gridlock May Hurt AfCFTA’s Gains, Operators Warn

Apapa gridlock
Some members of the organised private sector (OPS) have decried the lack of political will to address the perennial traffic congestion around the Apapa ports, saying the gridlock could hurtRead More

Apapa Gridlock: Sanity Returns With Commencement Of Electronic Call-up

Apapa gridlock
Importers, clearing agents optimistic Apapa residents wants effort sustained After years of untold hardship and deaths, sanity yesterday returned to Apapa, a once thriving port city brought to its kneesRead More

Lagos Moves To Take over Management Of Apapa Gridlock

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu
Sanwo-Olu to meet Amaechi, IG over officials’ misconduct allegations Operators disagree over port congestion Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is to set up a special team to take overRead More

Apapa Gridlock: Importers Incur N100bn Demurrage, Storage Fees In Five Days

Apapa gridlock
Truckers reject new task force Five days after THISDAY exclusively reported that over 500,000 containers are trapped at the Lagos ports owing to the intractable Apapa gridlock, the situation hasRead More

Manufacturers Lament As 500,000 Containers Are Trapped At Lagos Port

Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi
Despite the marching orders given by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, when he visited Apapa last week that the port access roads be cleared immediately, the situation has worsened.Read More

NPA Ready To Deploy Electronic Call-up, To Ease Apapa Gridlock

Apapa gridlock
Moves to save Nigeria $10bn annual loss of agro products After months of planning, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) will next month deploy electronic call-up system aimed at ending theRead More

Petrol Tanker Explodes On Kara Bridge Along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Petrol tanker explosion
A fuel-laden tanker has gone up in flames at the Kara end of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The fire was blazing as of 1 am on Saturday without firefighters in sight. ManyRead More

Sanwo-Olu Promises Improved Traffic In Lagos

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, spent an ample time, weekend, at the popular Allen Junction on Obafemi Awolowo Way in Ikeja, monitoring flow of vehicular traffic at the newlyRead More

Gridlock As Tankers Fall On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Gridlock on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
Many commuters and motorists were held in traffic jams on Friday after two fuel tankers fell in the OPIC end of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, inwards Ogun State and spilled their contents.Read More

Lagos State Government Pulls Down Fela’s Statue At Allen Avenue

Fela Kuti's Statue
The monument of Fela Kuti, the Afrobeat king, was pulled by the Lagos State Government, just two years after the former governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, commissioned it at Allen Avenue inRead More