Tag: apapa
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Gridlock: We are committed to quick distress response in Apapa, others – LASEMA
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has assured residents of Apapa and its environs of its readiness to respond to any emergency situation in the area, following the gridlock arising from traffic congestion. The General Manager of the Agency, Mr. Adesina Tiamiyu said in a statement on Sunday that LASEMA is exploring various possibilities…
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Apapa gridlocks will soon be over — FRSC assures Lagosians
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that the perennial gridlocks in Apapa area which had spread to other parts of Lagos would soon be a thing of the past. Mr Olalekan Morakinyo, FRSC Head of Operation in Lagos, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday that traffic lockdown was as a…
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Apapa gridlock: Stay out of Lagos, LASG orders truck drivers
Sequel to the incessant gridlocks witnessed at the Apapa axis of Lagos, the State Government on Friday directed owners and operators of articulated vehicles/trailers and petroleum tankers to stay away from its borders for now. The state government in a press conference jointly addressed by officials of the State as well as members of the…
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Again, Customs intercept, seize 1,100 pump action rifles in Apapa
The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, on Monday intercepted another batch of 1,100 pump action rifles in Tin-Can Island, Apapa, Lagos. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the weapons, loaded in a 20-feet container were intercepted by the Tin-Can Island Command of the Sevice. The weapons, which originated from Turkey, were concealed inside the container whose Bill of Laden…
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Breaking: Riot in Apapa
The entire creek road axis of Apapa Local Government Area of Lagos is now engulfed in a riot. Vehicular and human traffic along that axis has been paralysed. According to reports reaching TheNewsGuru, unconfirmed reports say a mobile police officer shot a trailer driver in front of Diamond Bank after an argument to stop blocking…
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Apapa road to be shut for one year for reconstruction
Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola says on Saturday that a section of the Apapa Wharf road will be shut down for one-year to enable its construction. He disclosed this at the official signing of Memorandum of Understanding and handing over of the project to the sponsors. The N4.34bn project is jointly sponsored…
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Photos: Apapa eventually grounded
Business activities are currently at a lock down in Apapa. Movement in and out of the port city has virtually stopped as all the access roads have eventually collapsed. This is worsened by the ubiquitous tankers and trailers which have converted the entire stretch of the Apapa/Oshodi express way and the Marine bridge from the…