Shipment of cashew nuts worth N108 billion ($300 million) have been trapped at the Apapa port in Lagos since January, exporters of the produce have said. Tola Fasheru, president of The post Congestion at Apapa port threatens N108bn cashew exports appeared first on TheCable.
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Apapa gridlock threatens $300m export-bound cashew
Gridlock and inefficiency at Lagos ports have delayed shipment of 50,000 tons of cashew nuts valued at $300 million and is threatening this year’s output as traders are cash-strapped. The kidney-shaped fruits from last year’s harvest should have been exported by January. Instead, they are still in containers on trucks waiting to enter the ports […] …
Apapa gridlock: Residents threaten to sue NPA, shipping firms
Residents of Apapa and its environs have threatened to take legal action against the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, and Shipping firms operating in the Apapa area of Lagos if no action is taken to relocate the articulated vehicles causing traffic gridlock in the area.
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Developing alternative seaports’ll reduce pressure on Lagos – Obi
If we decongest these ports and have businessmen take delivery of their containers at these centres it will reduce the pressure/traffic at Apapa ports. Obidike Jerry Nnamdi Obi, Chairman/CEO of Embassy Pharmaceuticals and Chemical Company Limited, has picked holes in the statement by the Minister of Transport, Chibuike Amaechi, that the solution to Apapa gridlock […]
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‘Apapa gridlock, nuisance to environment,’ say Residents
The Apapa Government Reserved Area Residents Association (AGRA) has risen in unison to protest that trucks and trailers constitute menace to their environment. Consequently, the Association has warned that the continuous queues of trucks and tankers, blocking the network of intersecting roads, bringing traffic in all directions to a standstill, will no longer be acceptable.Read More …
Bad roads, Apapa gridlock wreaking port operation –STOAN
Steve Agbota The Chairman, Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN), Princess Vicky Haastrup, has lamented how bad roads and the menacing Apapa gridlock, described as a monumental national disgrace, is frustrating operations at the nation’s seaports. Haastrup, who spoke in her office at the weekend, said terminal operators are working under the harshest business […]
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The ultimatum over Apapa gridlock
IN an outburst of bottled-up frustration and anger, some critical stakeholders in the Apapa area of Lagos have come together to issue the Federal and Lagos State governments a 21-day ultimatum to clear the armada of trucks that have, for years, made life a living hell for them and the Nigerian economy at large.
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Apapa gridlock: Residents vow to shut down business activities after 21-day ultimatum without solution
Disturbed by the persistent traffic congestion in Apapa and environs arising from indiscriminate parking of articulated vehicles and tankers on the highways and access roads within the port city, residents and business owners in Apapa at the weekend vowed to paralyse business activities in Apapa area if the government fails to do something to end the problem by the end of the 21-day ultimatum given by the residents and business owners.
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Apapa gridlock worries Senate, stakeholders
Senators have joined the growing complaint over the Apapa, Lagos gridlock. The Senate Committee on Marine Transport, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), the Nigerian Chamber of Shipping and others are worried over the Apapa gridlock, which has cost huge losses to businesses and brought pains to motorists. At a meeting in Lagos,Read More …
Apapa Gridlock: Traders lament 200 per cent hike in haulage costs
LAGOS—Ladipo traders have raised concerns at the over 200 percent hike in haulage cost, resulting from the persistent gridlock experienced on the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway and other access routes linking Lagos ports. The traders lamented that the increase in haulage cost was also responsible for the hike in price of goods in the market.
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