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FG reopens Apapa/Leventis Bridge, pledges repairs on Third Mainland Bridge
After closure for over one year, the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing on Wednesday reopened the Apapa/Leventis Bridge to traffic. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the bridge was closed for emergency repairs in August 2016 after a portion of the bridge deck damaged by fire caved in. Some of the…
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Ex-chairman,MAN, urges FG to decongest Apapa road
Mr Wale Adegbite, former Chairman, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) Ogun Chapter, has advised the Federal Government to intensify efforts in decongesting the traffic jam from Apapa road to the Port. Adegbite, who gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Ota, Ogun, said the effort…
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LASG acquires expansive land for trailer park to check Apapa gridlock
Lagos State Government has acquired a large land at Ojo for the construction of a trailer park to tackle gridlock in Apapa and other areas caused by indiscriminate parking of articulated vehicles. The Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Ladi Lawanson, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that the construction would ease traffic significantly. “Recently,…
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Apapa congestion: Ambode flags off expansion of Orile tanker terminal
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Sunday flagged off the expansion of the Orile Tanker Terminal, as part of solutions to the Apapa gridlock. It will now accommodate trucks. Ambode assured that work would be accelerated on the 1000-capacity terminal at Orile-Iganmu area of the state. Ambode, while on an inspection tour of the…
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Works on Apapa-Oshodi Road begins in two weeks – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has revealed that the reconstruction of the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway would start within the next two weeks. Osinbajo spoke at a dialogue with stakeholders on the Apapa traffic congestion in Lagos on Thursday. According to him, “We have been working quite hard now to get approval for road construction. Among the roads…
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Osinbajo visits Lagos, orders 72-hour joint operation to clear Apapa traffic gridlock
The Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Friday directed security agencies and relevant bodies to commence a 72-hour joint operation to restore order around Apapa and environs with a view to easing vehicular movement in that part of Lagos. Recall that trailers parked indiscriminately over a long stretch of the Apapa/Oshodi expressway have been causing…
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Lagos sympathises with residents, commuters over incessant congestion on Apapa road
…Urges FG to do more The Lagos State Government has expressed deep sympathies with commuters and residents of Apapa and other parts of Lagos affected by the lingering logjam occasioned by the congestion created by trucks and articulated vehicles along the Apapa vehicular corridor. In a statement issued on Thursday by the State’s Commissioner for…
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APM Terminals Apapa does not delay containers – Official
The Management of APM Terminals in Apapa has said that it does not deliberately delay cargo in any port terminal, as this would work against its business interest. The General Manager, Government, Stakeholder Relations and Communications of APM Terminals Apapa, Mr. Augustine Fischer, made this known in a statement in Lagos. According to him, the…
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Lagos State Govt. cleans up illegal dumpsite in Apapa [Photos]
The Lagos State Ministry of Environment on Saturday mopped up an illegal dumpsite at Coconut Area of the Apapa axis, to ensure a cleaner and healthier environment. During the clean-up, the Commissioner for Environment, Mr Babatunde Durosinmi-Etti, said that the black spot had been in the area for over a year. Durosinmi-Etti said that the…
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Fashola begs for support to end Apapa gridlock, port congestions
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, on Thursday in Lagos called for the collaboration of all stakeholders to tackle traffick gridlock, port congestion and other problems in Apapa and its environs. Fashola made the call at a stakeholders meeting on the ongoing Apapa Wharf Road reconstruction project in Surulere. The stakeholders…