Lagos ports congestion: Eto call-up system as best solution By
Nigeria is believed to have the most robust port infrastructure in the sub-region, but port users have continued to struggle with huge economic costs due to inefficiencies arising from unfavourable export and import processes. Over the years, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has made several interventions to resolve the incidence of heavy vehicular and human congestion around the country’s seaports and off-dock terminals, especially those within the Lagos axis where a large chunk of the nation’s external trade is processed. After experimenting with a manual truck scheduling arrangement for over a year, the NPA came up with an electronic truck call-up system in February to tackle the perennial traffic gridlock responsible for the delay along the access roads leading to the country’s two busiest ports.