Tag: Apapa gridlock
The hidden culprits of Apapa gridlock
To the average Nigerian, the traffic nightmare notoriously known as the ‘Apapa gridlock’ is caused by trucks entering and exiting the Lagos ports to evacuate...
NIS: Factories operating inside port compound Apapa gridlock
The Life Patron of the Nigeria Institute of Shipping (NIS), Caleb Okoye, has said that past governments at the centre made a mistake in authorising the...
Maritime workers union threaten strike over Apapa gridlock
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has said that it may be forced to resume its suspended strike action that may ground port activities in Lagos if the...
Port users accuse Customs unit of worsening Apapa gridlock
Clearing agents and other port users in Lagos have raised alarm over the activities of officials of the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A of the Nigeria...
Buhari: Apapa gridlock saddens me
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said that he was saddened by the persistent chaotic traffic situation around the Apapa ports. Speaking while receiving members of...
Apapa gridlock: Presidential task force opens Tin Can truck park
The ongoing reconstruction work on Creek Road and Liverpool Road in Apapa, Lagos, may have compelled the Presidential task force on Apapa gridlock to force the Federal...
NECA says Nigeria has lost N6 trillion to Apapa gridlock
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) said on Tuesday that Nigeria had lost about N6 trillion across the different sectors to the Apapa gridlock. NECA...
Sanwo-Olu disowns promise to solve Apapa gridlock in 60 days
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, stunned many on Tuesday as he denied a promise he voluntarily made early this year during the gubernatorial campaign and...
Wharf landing fees and Apapa gridlock
No law in Lagos State, in recent time, has elicited as much public outcry and resistance as the Wharf Landing Fees Law No. 5 of 2009. The law was introduced during the...
Apapa gridlock: FG extends mandate of presidential taskforce by two weeks
The Federal Government has extended the time given the Presidential Taskforce on Apapa traffic gridlock by two weeks to resolve the matter following a request in that...
VOX POP: Has Buhari’s Presidential Order solved Apapa gridlock?
No it has not solved the gridlock. Since the government started repairing the road, it has never been normal because it used to be four lanes and now has been reduced to...
Apapa gridlock: Truckers beg FG to extend tenure of Presidential task force
As the two weeks ultimatum issued to the Presidential task force set up to clear the Apapa gridlock ended weekend, truckers have appealed to the Federal Government to...
