Call Up System News Today

DESPITE efforts by various stakeholders in the maritime industry to free the port access roads of the perennial gridlock, the situation has defied all solutions, as criminal elements, aided by some government officials and security agents, have hijacked the control of traffic in the Apapa axis.

Views: Visits 6 File image of traffic jam caused by container-laden trucks and tankers on Mile 2-Apapa Expressway. …Police, LASTMA overwhelmed By Godwin Oritse & Godfrey Bivbere DESPITE efforts by various stakeholders in the maritime industry to free the port access roads of the perennial gridlock, the situation has defied all solutions, as criminal elements, aided by some government officials and security agents, have hijacked the control of traffic in the Apapa axis. C...

APAPA GRIDLOCK: Confusion as touts hijack traffic control On By Kingsley Adegboye THE chaotic traffic situation on the Oshodi-Apapa expressway got worse, yesterday, as road users were trapped in the gridlock for several hours, following indiscriminate parking of trucks along the ever-busy dual carriageway. There was, however, a strong indication that the ongoing dual port access road reconstruction is responsible for the current chaotic gridlock in the area. The reconstruction of the expresswa...

Are truck and tanker drivers and their owners bigger and more powerful than the federal and state governments? Why then is it difficult to tame them in order to ease movement in and out of Apapa? Asks Davidson Iriekpen For residents of Apapa and those who transact business in the area, the last two weeks have been horrendous. The traffic situation into the port city has been an abiding source of heartache and nightmare. Everyday of last week, they spent three to four hours to get to their desti...

APAPA GRIDLOCK: e-Call system machine crashes, as trucks take-over roads again On …Lagos traffic team overwhelmed; residents, motorists groan …We’re addressing the issues — Govt By Udeme Akpan, Olasunkanmi Akoni & Godwin Oritse Truck and tanker drivers, yesterday, stormed the Oshodi-Apapa and Ijora-Apapa expressways, following unconfirmed reports of collapse of the electronic Call-up system machine, resulting in total gridlock, as residents and motorists got stranded for several hours....

Apapa gridlock: Lagos traffic team uncovers e-Callup ticket forgery by truck drivers On By Olasunkanmi Akoni and Godwin Oritse Barely a week and half after Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, commenced the new electronic- Call Up System into the administration of port operations to ease gridlock in the axis, Lagos State Special Traffic Management Enforcement Team, said it has uncovered scandal involving counterfeiting of call up tickets, tagged; “Eto” by truck drivers and owners. The developmen...

Lagos impounds 200 trucks, as gridlock persists on Oshodi-Apapa expressway On By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Special Traffic Management Team said, yesterday, that it has impounded 200 trucks in the last 48 hours in the Apapa axis for flouting the directive of the newly introduced electronic Call-Up System and indiscriminate parking on the road. This came on a day the gridlock continued on the ever-busy Oshodi-Apapa expressway, despite current effort to decongest the road. Motorists and other...

Lagos traffic team impounds 200 trucks, as gridlock persists along Oshodi-Apapa expressway On By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos Special Traffic Management Team has impounded at least 200 trucks in the last 48 hours in the Apapa axis for flouting the directive of the newly introduced electronic Call-Up System as well as indiscriminate parking on the road. Meanwhile, gridlock has continued on the ever-busy Oshodi Apapa Expressway, despite the current effort to decongest the road as trucks and fuel tank...

Oshodi-Apapa Expressway: Call-Up system collapses, gridlock continues On As Sanwo-Olu threatens to name cabal behind gridlock By Olasunkanmi Akoni Contrary to expectation on the free flow of traffic following the commencement of Call-Up system for port operations, Oshodi-Apapa Expressway has been on a total lockdown as fuel tankers and containerized vehicles parked indiscriminately along the road. This happened as Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, vowed to publicly mention the name...

•Governor Hands Over Three Improved Junctions, Ogombo Drainage In Eti Osa Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has sent a stern warning to individuals and maritime operators that may want to reverse the progress being recorded along the Apapa corridor. The State Government will resist any attempt from any quarters to bring back the problem, Sanwo-Olu vowed. The Governor said the electronic Call-Up System launched, last Saturday, in the Apapa seaports was designed to permanently addre...