Lagos Set To Take Over Apapa Gridlock Control – Sanwo-Olu

Lagos State Government would take over the control of Apapa gridlock from the Federal Task Force. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu disclosed  this on Monday during his visits to the Apapa to assess the situation on the ground in preparation for the takeover of the management of the Apapa traffic. According to the governor, officers from Lagos … Read more

Apapa Gridlock: FG To Constitute New Task Force

Apapa Gridlock

As part of the effort to address the perennial gridlock at Apapa area of Lagos state which is largely occasioned by shipping activities, the federal government has said a new task force will be constituted. Ekohotblog reports that Magdalene Ajani, the permanent secretary, federal ministry of transportation, announced the development during a meeting with transport … Read more

LASTMA Debunks News Story, Reaffirms Committment To Traffic Control In Apapa

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12 October, 2020 The General Manager, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr. Olajide Oduyoye, has said that the Agency, in collaboration with other traffic law enforcement organisations in Lagos, is ready to take over the full traffic control and management in Apapa whenever officially handed over by the Presidential Task Force. This was contained … Read more

Fear, Uncertainty In Apapa As FG Withdraws Presidential Task Force

Apapa Gridlock

Concerns are beginning to mount over Imminent chaos following the withdrawal of the Presidential Taskforce from Apapa roads. This mood of uncertainty is fuelled by the absence of officials of Lagos Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) who are expected to monitor vehicular activities and  traffic situation in the axis. The delegation of traffic management to LASTMA … Read more

Apapa Will Open To Traffic In October — LASG

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The Lagos State Government says all roads and bridges under construction in Apapa, the nation’s port city, will be completed by October. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu gave the assurance on Sunday during an inspection tour of roads and bridges under construction in Apapa area of Lagos. Read Also: Akeredolu’s Son Goes Into Isolation After Testing Positive … Read more

Police Intercept 40-Foot Container Filled With Tramadol, Codeine In Lagos

– A 40-foot container laden with drugs suspected to be Tramadol and codeine was intercepted by Police – The container was intercepted on water and taken to a bonded terminal in Apapa – Recall that the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, had on Tuesday hinted that drug trafficking was one of the factors promoting insecurity … Read more

Media Report On Apapa Congestion Misleading—Taskforce

Kayode Opeifa, the Executive Vice Chairman, Presidential Task Team(PTT) on Restoration of Law and Order in Apapa, has debunked a media report that there is traffic congestion in Apapa axis. Opeifa, in a statement on Monday, described the entire report as unfounded and misleading. He said that the report lacked objectivity and did not reflect … Read more

VIDEO: LASTMA Official Beaten To Coma By Police Officer While On Duty In Apapa

A LASTMA official was allegedly beaten to a coma by a police officer while he was on duty in Apapa, Lagos. According to the daughter of the LASTMA official, her father, Roland Fuludu, was beaten by SP Femi, a police officer attached to the Apapa Zone 13 of Lagos State. She said her father objected … Read more

Apapa: LASTMA Official Stones To Death By Hoodlums

An officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, Ola Oyeshina has been stoned to death at Iganmu-Sifax axis of Apapa, Lagos while trying to decongest the area of traffic. Ekohotblog understands the incident occurred on Friday around 5.00pm.c Acording to LASEMA’s General Manager, Olajide Oduyoye, a large stone was thrown at him by some … Read more

LAWMA Partners Stakeholders To Clean-Up Apapa

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has conducted a joint clean-up exercise with APM Terminals Limited and the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to rid Apapa of refuse. Speaking during the exercise organised by the APM Terminals, the Executive Director of LAWMA, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, who represented the Managing Director, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, observed the need … Read more