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We’re awaiting authorisation from Sudanese govt for evacuation – FG; Nigeria’s debt to World Bank reaches N6tn | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss We’re awaiting authorisation from Sudanese govt for evacuation – FG Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has stated that the Federal Government is working tirelessly to ensure the safe evacuation of Nigerian citizens from Sudan, in the midst... Read More

The YNaija Cover – the 19th of June

Follow the links to read our latest stories: The Big 5: I said I’d review and NOT clear Apapa gridlock in 60 days; Presidency insists Buhari won 2019 polls, faults NDI, IRI reports | Other top stories The Late 5: No gorilla in Kano zoo – Ganduje; Lawan appoints Chief of Staff, media aide... Read More

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The YNaija Cover – the 20th of May

Check out our latest stories using the links below: The Big 5: Buhari incapable of stopping Boko Haram and herdsmen killings – Obasanjo; Lai Mohammed accuses PDP of attempts to sabotage Buhari’s govt | Other top stories Entertainment roundup: Santi releases debut album ‘Mandy and The Jungle’; Asa releases new single... Read More

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Apapa Update: Ambode orders closure of terminals in Ajegunle and adjoining areas

Lagos Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has ordered the immediate closure of Climax Bonded Terminal in Ajegunle and other adjoining areas, saying their operation was illegal and causing untold hardship to residents in the area. Ambode who was speaking shortly after an on-the-spot assessment in the area on Thursday expressed sadness over the situation in the area and directed that... Read More

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Akinwunmi Ambode, Apapa, gridlock, traffic

Did Gov Ambode and FG have to wait this long to listen to Lagos residents?

On July 19, 2018, Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, accompanied by the Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi and senior Naval and Police officers visited Lagos and ordered the immediate commencement of a 72- hour joint operation to clear off the trucks from Apapa and its environs. According to Osinbajo’s directive, the operation would be carried out... Read More

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Akinwunmi Ambode, Apapa, Yemi Osinbajo

October 19, 2017

Opinion: Nigeria is begging companies to fix its roads but will this solve the problem?

by Adewunmi Emoruwa It appears Nigeria has finally devised a way of out of its infrastructure woes. Or not quite. The cabinet minister in charge of Infrastructure, Mr Babatunde Fashola announced the government’s move to revisit an existing ‘infrastructure-for-taxes’ provision of the Companies Income Tax Act (CITA), known as the “Exemption of Profits Order 2012” signed... Read More

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September 23, 2017

Apapa road construction not responsible for Lagos traffic – Stakeholders

Stakeholders on Saturday said the gridlock in Lagos was not in anyway caused by the ongoing reconstruction of the Apapa Wharf road. According to a statement issued on Saturday, stakeholders including representatives of Dangote Group, Federal Ministry of Works, Chairman of the Apapa Local Government, shippers council among others met to review the situation. One... Read More

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September 22, 2017

Tanker driver blames Dangote for the Lagos gridlock (WATCH)

The gridlock in Apapa does not look like it is about to end and has now got to Obanikoro – which might move further towards Ikorodu if nothing is done to salvage the situation. On our visit to Ojuelegba, we noticed that many residents of the axis affected by the traffic practically walk to and... Read More

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The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversation today

These are the top five stories that drove conversation today. 1. OSINBAJO SUBMITS N135.6BN VIREMENT PROPOSAL TO N’ASSEMBLY Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has submitted a virement proposal of N135.6bn to the National Assembly. 2. NIGERIA IS ALREADY OUT OF RECESSION – ADEOSUN Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun has said the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration recovers stolen funds daily. 3. WE DON’T UNDERSTAND... Read More

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“No policeman is given a gun to shoot at will” – Owoseni reacts to Apapa mayhem

Lagos Police Commissioner Fatai Owoseni Thursday condemned the action of a Sergeant who was reported to have killed a truck driver at Apapa. The Sergeant attached to the Police Mobile Force (PMF) 23, had shot dead a driver, who allegedly stabbed him for insisting that his truck is removed from the bank’s entrance. In reaction,... Read More

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NUPENG dissociates its drivers from Apapa fracas

Workers of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) have said none of its members in Petroleum Tanker Drivers unit was shot by Mobile Police officer in Apapa on Wednesday. The Chairman in South-West Zone of the union, Tokunbo Korodo, said this against reports that some tanker drivers were shot dead during a... Read More

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Two banks in Apapa reportedly set ablaze after policeman shot trailer driver dead

A group of people have reportedly set two banks in Apapa, Lagos on fire after a policeman attached to Diamond Bank on Burma Road allegedly shot dead some trailer drivers. According to reports, the mob also set a Sterling Bank branch on Wharf Road ablaze. It was gathered that the trailer drivers had indiscriminately parked... Read More

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[The Alausa Blog]: LSSTF partners NPA on tackling insecurity and traffic gridlock in Apapa

The Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF) and the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) have sealed a joint working partnership to frontally address insecurity and traffic management challenges in and around Apapa which is housing the nation’s largest and busiest sea port. Speaking while receiving LSSTF Executive Secretary, Dr. Abdurrazaq Balogun and the management team of... Read More

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FG orders truck drivers to vacate Apapa roads within 7 days

The Federal Government on Wednesday ordered truck drivers along Apapa roads to vacate within seven days to enable the reconstruction work on Wharf Road to start. FG also ordered telecommunication service providers and other operators to relocate their service cables on the Right of Way (RoW) of the project for work to begin, Vanguard reports. ... Read More

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The all too messy Apapa roads in 13 pictures

The state of the ever-busy Apapa road in Lagos state is certainly a cause for worry. Over the years, the road has steadily descended into a deplorable and pitiful state. Considering the pivotal importance of the Apapa road – being that Nigeria’s first port is just a few moments drive away – it certainly is... Read More

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14-year-old girl raped by uncle 4 times a week for 3 years

A 14-year-old girl has revealed to the police the ‘unholy help’ her mother’s brother aged 27 years, has been giving her since bringing her from the village to Lagos since 2013. The girl said she was promised quality education by her uncle, Chigozie Bright if she followed him to Lagos- an ordinarily exciting prospect. Little... Read More

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Fuel scarcity: Lagos depots might run out of fuel soon

Depots in Apapa, Lagos, might run out of fuel if the ongoing strike by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) is allowed to go on beyond Wednesday, the Punch reports. Due to the industrial action embarked by PENGASSAN on Thursday, loading at Apapa, a major oil depot within the country,... Read More

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December 19, 2015

BREAKING: Westminster market in Apapa engulfed in flames

The popular Westminster market, in Apapa, Lagos, is currently on fire. A rescue operation is ongoing at the scene of the fire while awaiting the arrival of the Fire Service truck. The Westminster market is in the Trinity area of Apapa. The cause of the fire outbreak is undetermined yet. More details to come soon.

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Gov. Ambode solves Lagos traffic in latest photoshoot

Ambode is working. Èkó ò ní bàjé! Inspection of Apapa traffic gridlock points #ekoonibaje #itesiwajueko A photo posted by Akinwunmi Ambode (@akinwunmiambode) on Jun 25, 2015 at 10:59pm PDT Looks like he brought more traffic to the place. Inspection of Apapa traffic gridlock points #ekoonibaje #itesiwajueko A photo posted by Akinwunmi Ambode (@akinwunmiambode) on Jun... Read More

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For beating up a policeman, trader faces two years behind bars

by Temitope Onitiju A 33-year-old trader, Femi Oyekunle, who allegedly beat up a police officer, was on Monday arraigned in an Apapa Magistrates’ Court. Oyekunle, a resident of Ajegunle, is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and unlawful assault. The Prosecutor, ASP Soji Ojaokomo, told the court that Oyekunle committed the offences on April 16... Read More

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How tanker driver crushed naval officer to death in Apapa

by Chinwe Okafor A tanker driver, identified simply as Mike, has crushed to death a 47-year-old naval officer, Tali Muhammed, in the Apapa area of Lagos State. According to reports by Punch, the tanker was said to be heading for a private park on Dockyard Road, Apapa, when the incident happened. Apparently, Muhammed was part of a traffic team overseeing the... Read More

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February 17, 2015

Opinion: The Lagos gov’t under Fashola has failed

by Simon Utsu Now Lagos state generates roughly 200million dollars in tax revenues monthly. The question is do they put it to use judiciously and intelligently? I listened to Fashola going on about President Jonathan early last month and I was quite disappointed in the direction Nigerian politics is heading. Hear him: “I watched the... Read More

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September 1, 2014

Police inspector dies after fight with wife in Lagos

by Isi Esene Daniel Danjuma, a police inspector, died on Thursday at the Ijeh Police Baracks, Obalende, Lagos after having a fight with his wife. The late police officer who was attached to a division in the Apapa area of Lagos was said to have fallen from the balcony of a two-storey building. He was... Read More

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August 14, 2014

Take a ride through Nigeria’s new railway revolution (YNaija Long Read)

by Adedayo Ademuwagun Dele Oyebanji is a young man who lives in a neighbourhood near the Mushin train station in Lagos. He gets to see trains come and go everyday, but he has never been in a train before. Like Dele, many people in Lagos are not accustomed to getting around by train. Most people... Read More

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YNaija Interview: Over exuberance will be Obanikoro’s undoing – Demola Seriki

by Gbenga Olorunpomi After holding four ministerial appointments, Demola Seriki, an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain and accountant, knows a great deal about the politics and intrigues of holding public office in Nigeria. A professional and thorough-bred technocrat, Mr. Seriki it was, who first brought Musiliu Obanikoro into public limelight in 1992 after appointing him as a Personal Assistant... Read More

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Opinion: A man died today

by Olatunji A. Aworetan And as the truck tried to manoeuvre its way pass the flooded bomb craters on the road, it wobbled and cringed and fell on a car. It fell on that poor man’s car. That’s how he died. A man died today. He wasn’t sick. He wasn’t old. He wasn’t shot by... Read More

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BREAKING: Explosion rocks Lagos killing 3 people (PHOTO)

by Akan Ido Nigeria appears to be under siege has an explosion has been recorded in the Apapa area of Lagos killing three people. This is coming about five hours after a bomb blast killed about 21 people at the Banex Plaza along Wuse 2 area of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. According to report... Read More

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December 13, 2013

MONSTER: Man caught with bleeding 8-year-old girl he just raped (WATCH)

by Adeola Balogun A suspected rapist in Lagos met his waterloo when he was accosted early yesterday morning by an angry crowd. The man was said to be making an attempt to sneak away with an 8-year-old girl who he had just raped. The girl was reportedly bleeding from her vagina. The suspect was intercepted... Read More

October 24, 2013

Biker Bandits: Bullion van attacked by armed robbers on power bikes in Lagos

by Adeola Balogun Apapa in Lagos state was yesterday the scene of a shootout as police officers deployed to the area engaged a gang of robbers in a fierce battle. The incident occurred at Ijora Badia in Apapa yesterday when the robbers reportedly invaded the area on power bikes and intercepted a loaded bullion van.... Read More

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