Truck owners, under the aegis of the Association of Maritime Truck Owners (AMATO), and the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) are currently on a collision course over some impounded trucks that attempted to circumvent the Electronic Call-Up system. The truck owners alleged that there were irregularities and corruption in the NPA’s call-up system, noting that fake … Read more
Commuters and road users were yesterday in anguish following a chaotic traffic situation on Oshodi-Apapa Expressway which lasted for several hours. The traffic build-up, yesterday, extended from Berger Yard area beyond Ijesha Bus stop along Oshodi-Apapa Expressway. Commuters and road users were yesterday in anguish following a chaotic traffic situation on Oshodi-Apapa Expressway which lasted … Read more
Gridlock Mr Owolabi Adele, the Executive Chairman, Apapa Local Government Council, has appealed to the Federal Government to expedite action toward the completion of the ongoing rail line for proper haulage system. Adele made the appeal during the second quarterly Stakeholders’ Meeting on Peace, Traffic and Security Trust Fund organised by the local government on … Read more
Federal Government on Wednesday said a seven-point agenda will be applied to tackle the Oshodi-Apapa expressway traffic situation. The FG disclosed its plan through the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) who made available a communique from its management and leaders of MWUN after six hours meeting. The communique has it that some of the plans would … Read more
The highhandedness of contractors handling the Mile 2 Expressway has been attributed to the failure of the gridlock on the Apapa road to not persist. Findings revealed that unlike other projects where the contractors meet with stakeholders to work out a traffic control mechanism for the commencement of work, the contractor have refused to meet … Read more
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, has threatened to order its members to embarked on a nationalwide strike if the the Apapa gridlock was not resolved. The union lamented the slow pace of the ongoing reconstruction work on the busy Apapa-Oshidi Expressway that leads to the Tin Can Island and Apapa Ports in Lagos. … Read more