Tag: extortion

Commercial motorcycle riders popularly known as okada have accused Customs officials manning the gate of Apapa Area…

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NIS chief decries extortion, multiple checkpoints on Seme-Lagos road

June 21, 2021

Oluwatoyin Amao

Vice President of the Nigerian Institute of Shipping (NIS), Segun Elufioye-Johnson, has decried what he…

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Clearing agents protest extortion, high handedness by Customs at Onne

May 5, 2021

Shulammite 'Foyeku

Clearing agents on Tuesday withdrew their services over alleged high handedness by officials of the…

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Extortion: NPA, NSC appear helpless as haulage cost at Tin Can Port hits N1.8m

December 14, 2020

Shulammite 'Foyeku

Truckers have jerked up their costs by 50% from N1.2million to N1.8million within one week…

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Government must end extortion by security officials on Tin Can port road

December 14, 2020

Ships & Ports

Over time, it has become obvious to everyone that the intractable gridlock on the Tin…

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Reps ask FG to ban presidential task team, end extortion on port roads

December 10, 2020

Ships & Ports

Members of the House of Representatives on Wednesday asked the Federal Government to disband…

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NPA vows to end extortion, rent seeking on port road

December 10, 2020

Shulammite 'Foyeku

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has assured port workers and other stakeholders of its resolve…

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40 ships stranded as extortion worsens on Tin Can port access road

December 9, 2020

Shulammite 'Foyeku

No fewer than 40 ships calling at the Tin Can Island Port Complex, Lagos…

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Extortion by NPA security officials, Police, Presidential Task Team worsen Apapa gridlock

December 3, 2020

Shulammite 'Foyeku

Importers, clearing agents and truck owners have expressed concerns over worsening gridlock along the port…

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Motorcyclists lament extortion by soldiers at Tin Can

September 27, 2020

Williams Babalola

Motorcyclists plying the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway have accused military men at the Tin Can Island portion…

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Extortion: Truckers to withdraw service from Lagos ports tomorrow

August 10, 2020

Shulammite 'Foyeku

The Association of Maritime Truck Owners (AMATO) has announced that its members will withdraw their…

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Extortion by Presidential Task Team fuelling Apapa gridlock — Truckers

April 6, 2020

Shulammite 'Foyeku

Despite efforts by the government to rid Apapa and its environs of gridlock, the chaotic…