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#EndSARS protest: Truckers to increase haulage cost

October 27, 2020
Shulammite 'Foyeku

  The Council of Maritime Transport Unions and Association (COMTUA), the umbrella body of all various…

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Agents, truckers accuse MSC Shipping of using access road as holding bay 

September 30, 2020
Shulammite 'Foyeku

  Clearing agents and truckers operating at the ports in Lagos have accused Mediterranean Shipping Company…

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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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Shippers’ Council asks truckers to reduce haulage rate 

April 22, 2020
Shulammite 'Foyeku

  The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has urged truck operators to reduce their haulage rates to decongest…

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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…

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Truckers’ challenges worse than coronavirus, says AMATO chief 

March 26, 2020
John Omoaka

  The Chairman, Association of Maritime Truck Owners (AMATO), Chief Remi Ogungbemi, has said that the…

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Police arraign four truckers for driving without license

September 10, 2019
John Omoaka

  The police on Monday arraigned four truck drivers before an Apapa Magistrate’s Court for allegedly…

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Apapa gridlock: Truckers beg FG to extend tenure of Presidential task force 

June 10, 2019
Shulammite 'Foyeku

As the two weeks ultimatum issued to the Presidential task force set up to clear the…

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Apapa gridlock: Truckers seek FG intervention over harassment, extortion

December 17, 2018
Shulammite 'Foyeku

Truckers under the aegis of the Association of Maritime Truck Owners (AMATO) and the Container Truck…

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Truckers as victims of a crumbling system   

October 30, 2017
Ships & Ports

By Lakinbofa Goodluck For many weeks now Lagosians have had to contend with a miserable traffic…

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Truckers, agents begin strike today 

May 15, 2017
Shulammite 'Foyeku

Freight forwarders and truck owners operating at the Lagos port have threatened to shut down activities…