Apapa – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:38:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Apapa – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Terminal operator suspends empty container collection in Apapa https://www.theinfostride.com/terminal-operator-suspends-empty-container-collection-in-apapa/ https://www.theinfostride.com/terminal-operator-suspends-empty-container-collection-in-apapa/#respond Wed, 25 Feb 2026 19:13:06 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=435203 The collection of empty containers at the Apapa Port has been suspended indefinitely by APM Terminals, one of the key terminal operators in Lagos. This move, which took effect earlier this week, has already started causing concern among importers, truck operators, and other port users. According to industry sources, the suspension is due to congestion [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/terminal-operator-suspends-empty-container-collection-in-apapa/feed/ 0 Ministry inaugurates Apapa skills acquisition centre https://www.theinfostride.com/ministry-inaugurates-apapa-skills-acquisition-centre/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ministry-inaugurates-apapa-skills-acquisition-centre/#respond Sun, 20 Oct 2024 17:29:49 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=391538 The Ministry of Labour and Employment has officially inaugurated the Apapa Skills Acquisition Centre in Lagos, aimed at empowering youths and providing vocational training to equip them with essential skills for employment and entrepreneurship. The inauguration, which took place on Friday, was attended by top government officials, industry stakeholders, and representatives from the private sector, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ministry-inaugurates-apapa-skills-acquisition-centre/feed/ 0 Apapa Customs Surges to N1.61 Trillion in Q3 https://www.theinfostride.com/apapa-customs-surges-to-n1-61-trillion-in-q3/ https://www.theinfostride.com/apapa-customs-surges-to-n1-61-trillion-in-q3/#respond Wed, 09 Oct 2024 09:44:07 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=390691 The Apapa Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has achieved a significant milestone, reporting a revenue collection of N1.61 trillion in the third quarter of 2024. This impressive figure surpasses the total revenue collected in 2023, demonstrating the command’s remarkable performance. Comptroller Babatunde Olomu, the Customs Area Controller of Apapa Command, attributed this [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/apapa-customs-surges-to-n1-61-trillion-in-q3/feed/ 0 Apapa customs records 143% revenue increase in H1 2024 despite decline in trade volume https://www.theinfostride.com/apapa-customs-records-143-revenue-increase-in-h1-2024-despite-decline-in-trade-volume/ https://www.theinfostride.com/apapa-customs-records-143-revenue-increase-in-h1-2024-despite-decline-in-trade-volume/#respond Fri, 12 Jul 2024 12:30:06 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=383207 The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generated N1.02 trillion at its Apapa Area Command in the first half of the year marking an increase of 143% compared to the same period last year.  This was disclosed by the Customs Area Controller, Apapa Command, Babatunde Olomu, during a news conference in Lagos on Monday.  He noted that [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/apapa-customs-records-143-revenue-increase-in-h1-2024-despite-decline-in-trade-volume/feed/ 0 Maritime Workers Union to Join Nationwide Strike, Shutting Down Seaports https://www.theinfostride.com/maritime-workers-union-to-join-nationwide-strike-shutting-down-seaports/ https://www.theinfostride.com/maritime-workers-union-to-join-nationwide-strike-shutting-down-seaports/#respond Sun, 02 Jun 2024 21:43:45 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=379700 The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) announced it will join the indefinite strike action declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Monday, June 3rd. The strike is in response to the Federal Government’s refusal to raise the proposed minimum wage from N60,000. Kennedy Ikemefuna, spokesman for MWUN, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/maritime-workers-union-to-join-nationwide-strike-shutting-down-seaports/feed/ 0 Labour Party Dismisses Faction’s Declaration of Gubernatorial Candidates https://www.theinfostride.com/labour-party-dismisses-factions-declaration-of-gubernatorial-candidates/ https://www.theinfostride.com/labour-party-dismisses-factions-declaration-of-gubernatorial-candidates/#respond Mon, 26 Feb 2024 10:00:37 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=372013 The leadership of the Labour Party has rejected a letter sent to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by a factional group led by Lamidi Apapa, declaring Anderson Uwadiae Asemote and Monday Ojore Mawa as the gubernatorial and Deputy governorship candidates of the party. In a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/labour-party-dismisses-factions-declaration-of-gubernatorial-candidates/feed/ 0 Labour Party in Edo State Faces Dual Candidacy Ahead of Governorship Election https://www.theinfostride.com/labour-party-in-edo-state-faces-dual-candidacy-ahead-of-governorship-election/ https://www.theinfostride.com/labour-party-in-edo-state-faces-dual-candidacy-ahead-of-governorship-election/#respond Sat, 24 Feb 2024 09:00:24 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=371719 Less than 24 hours after Barrister Olumide Akpata emerged as the candidate of the Julius Abure-led national leadership of the Labour Party for the September 21 Edo State governorship election, the Alhaji Lamidi Apapa-led faction has also unveiled its candidate for the election. Akpata was declared the party’s candidate in a governorship primary by the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/labour-party-in-edo-state-faces-dual-candidacy-ahead-of-governorship-election/feed/ 0 Apapa’s faction suffers setback in bid to stop Labour Party’s candidate for Imo election https://www.theinfostride.com/apapas-faction-suffers-setback-in-bid-to-stop-labour-partys-candidate-for-imo-election/ https://www.theinfostride.com/apapas-faction-suffers-setback-in-bid-to-stop-labour-partys-candidate-for-imo-election/#respond Thu, 09 Nov 2023 12:04:13 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=359971 At the Federal High Court in Abuja, the effort by the Lamidi Apapa’s group to prevent the Labour Party’s candidate, Athan Achonu, from running in Saturday’s Governorship election in Imo State was soundly defeated. The contentious Labour Party faction’s attempt to have their candidate disqualified from the governor’s race was denied by the court. Justice [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/apapas-faction-suffers-setback-in-bid-to-stop-labour-partys-candidate-for-imo-election/feed/ 0 Imo guber: Apapa procured fraudulent, backdoor judgment against Athan Achonu – LP https://www.theinfostride.com/imo-guber-apapa-procured-fraudulent-backdoor-judgment-against-athan-achonu-lp/ https://www.theinfostride.com/imo-guber-apapa-procured-fraudulent-backdoor-judgment-against-athan-achonu-lp/#respond Tue, 27 Jun 2023 09:11:50 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=349611 The Labour Party, LP, has accused a suspended member of the party, Lamidi Apapa of procuring a fraudulent judgment against the party’s governorship candidate in Imo State, Senator Athan Achonu. LP’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, said Apapa and his faction are known for procuring what he described as “backdoor judgments.” Ifoh accused the Apapa [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/imo-guber-apapa-procured-fraudulent-backdoor-judgment-against-athan-achonu-lp/feed/ 0 Labour Party dismisses Abure’s purported arrest, blames Apapa faction https://www.theinfostride.com/labour-party-dismisses-abures-purported-arrest-blames-apapa-faction/ https://www.theinfostride.com/labour-party-dismisses-abures-purported-arrest-blames-apapa-faction/#respond Fri, 16 Jun 2023 19:00:02 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=349012 The Labour Party (LP) has dismissed a video of the purported arrest of its National Chairman, Comrade Julius Abure. The leadership said the video was being circulated by “renegade former members” led by Lamidi Apapa, a former acting chairman. A statement on Friday by National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh said the clip was published by [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/labour-party-dismisses-abures-purported-arrest-blames-apapa-faction/feed/ 0 Court bars Apapa, others from interfering in Abure’s affairs as LP Chairman https://www.theinfostride.com/court-bars-apapa-others-from-interfering-in-abures-affairs-as-lp-chairman/ https://www.theinfostride.com/court-bars-apapa-others-from-interfering-in-abures-affairs-as-lp-chairman/#respond Sat, 27 May 2023 19:30:26 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=347839 Edo High Court judge, Justice Emmanuel Aihamoje, on Friday in Benin, dismissed the notice of suspension issued against the National Chairman, Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, by some ward executives in the state. The action filed by Abure and some of the executives of the Ward 3 in Esan North East of Edo State, challenged [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/court-bars-apapa-others-from-interfering-in-abures-affairs-as-lp-chairman/feed/ 0 New Labour Party Chairman emerges, declares Abure, Apapa fake https://www.theinfostride.com/new-labour-party-chairman-emerges-declares-abure-apapa-fake/ https://www.theinfostride.com/new-labour-party-chairman-emerges-declares-abure-apapa-fake/#respond Sat, 20 May 2023 21:35:56 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=347496 The ongoing crisis rocking the Labour Party has taken another dimension as another member of the party has declared himself the authentic National Chairman. The self-acclaimed Chairman, identified as Callistus Okafor, has also approached the Supreme Court asking to be recognised as the substantive chair of the party. Okafor, a former Deputy Chairman of the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/new-labour-party-chairman-emerges-declares-abure-apapa-fake/feed/ 0 Peter Obi deserves to be exposed – LP factional chairman, Apapa https://www.theinfostride.com/peter-obi-deserves-to-be-exposed-lp-factional-chairman-apapa/ https://www.theinfostride.com/peter-obi-deserves-to-be-exposed-lp-factional-chairman-apapa/#respond Thu, 18 May 2023 08:45:33 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=347263 The factional chairman of the Labour Party, LP, Lamidi Apapa, has threatened to expose the party’s presidential candidate in the last elections, Peter Obi. Apapa had to deal with bitter exchanges inside the tribunal over sitting arrangements on Wednesday. He was booed by the party’s supporters as he emerged from the tribunal, while his cap [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/peter-obi-deserves-to-be-exposed-lp-factional-chairman-apapa/feed/ 0 Labour Party crisis: Apapa speaks on receiving N500m, blames Peter Obi https://www.theinfostride.com/labour-party-crisis-apapa-speaks-on-receiving-n500m-blames-peter-obi/ https://www.theinfostride.com/labour-party-crisis-apapa-speaks-on-receiving-n500m-blames-peter-obi/#respond Wed, 17 May 2023 21:22:49 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=347312 The factional National Chairman of the Labour Party, Mr Lamidi Apapa has denied receiving N500 million from any quarters in order to scuttle the case of the party at the Presidential Election Petition Court, (PEPC). Apapa has also asked the presidential candidate of the party in the Feb. 25 Presidential Election, Mr Peter Obi to [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/labour-party-crisis-apapa-speaks-on-receiving-n500m-blames-peter-obi/feed/ 0 Interesting times – Bayo Onanuga taunts Obi over Apapa’s move to withdraw LP’s petition https://www.theinfostride.com/interesting-times-bayo-onanuga-taunts-obi-over-apapas-move-to-withdraw-lps-petition/ https://www.theinfostride.com/interesting-times-bayo-onanuga-taunts-obi-over-apapas-move-to-withdraw-lps-petition/#respond Fri, 12 May 2023 14:24:13 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=346924 Bayo Onanuga, a spokesperson for President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has reacted to the news that the acting chairman of the Labour Party, Bashir Apapa, has asked lawyers to brief him on all pending petitions of the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Onanuga said Apapa’s directive would send chills down the spines of Obi and his lawyers. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/interesting-times-bayo-onanuga-taunts-obi-over-apapas-move-to-withdraw-lps-petition/feed/ 0 LP crisis: Peter Obi, party leaders working on it – Lamidi Apapa https://www.theinfostride.com/lp-crisis-peter-obi-party-leaders-working-on-it-lamidi-apapa/ https://www.theinfostride.com/lp-crisis-peter-obi-party-leaders-working-on-it-lamidi-apapa/#respond Fri, 28 Apr 2023 19:00:39 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=346176 The factional chairman of the Labour Party, LP, Lamidi Apapa, says negotiation is ongoing to resolve the crisis in the party. Apapa gave this hint on Friday while fielding questions on Arise Television’s News program. He disclosed that the party’s presidential candidate in the February 25 general election, Peter Obi and the LP leadership were [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/lp-crisis-peter-obi-party-leaders-working-on-it-lamidi-apapa/feed/ 0 Apapa approaches Tribunal to withdrawal Peter Obi’s cases against Tinubu – LP https://www.theinfostride.com/apapa-approaches-tribunal-to-withdrawal-peter-obis-cases-against-tinubu-lp/ https://www.theinfostride.com/apapa-approaches-tribunal-to-withdrawal-peter-obis-cases-against-tinubu-lp/#respond Wed, 26 Apr 2023 21:57:17 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=346010 The Labour Party, LP, has raised the alarm alleging that the self-acclaimed chairman of the party, Lamidi Apapa, has approached the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, asking it to dismiss all the cases filed by the party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, against the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Obiora [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/apapa-approaches-tribunal-to-withdrawal-peter-obis-cases-against-tinubu-lp/feed/ 0 We Ended The Presence Of Tankers On Apapa Roads – Kayode Opeifa https://www.theinfostride.com/we-ended-the-presence-of-tankers-on-apapa-roads-kayode-opeifa/ Wed, 01 Jan 2020 16:55:37 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=244211 Mr. Kayode Opeifa, the Executive Vice Chairman, Presidential Task Team on Apapa Restoration of Law and Order, has said his team delivered its mandate to successfully sanitize the Apapa axis of Lagos by guaranteeing simpler access in and out of the area. Kayode said this during a visit to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) [...]

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]]> No NUPENG Member Was Shot In Apapa – Tokunbo Korodo https://www.theinfostride.com/no-nupeng-member-was-shot-in-apapa-tokunbo-korodo/ Thu, 20 Jul 2017 00:30:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=172700 The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) says none of its members in Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) unit was shot by Mobile Police officer in Apapa on Wednesday. Alhaji Tokunbo Korodo, the Chairman in South-West Zone of the union, made the denial in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) [...]

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]]> We Are Losing Billions Daily To Bad Roads In Apapa – Dangote https://www.theinfostride.com/we-are-losing-billions-daily-to-bad-roads-in-apapa-dangote/ Thu, 29 Jun 2017 06:52:52 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=170048 Africa’s richest man and the Chairman of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote has revealed that Nigerian economy is losing an estimated N20 billion on a daily basis to the bad roads around Apapa, Lagos. Dangote disclosed this fact during a chat with the journalists in Lagos on Tuesday, June 2017. He categorically stated that the [...]

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]]> FG Issues 7-Day Ultimatum To Truck Drivers In Apapa https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-issues-7-day-ultimatum-to-truck-drivers-in-apapa/ Thu, 22 Jun 2017 19:19:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=169056 The Federal Government on Wednesday directed truck drivers blocking roads in Apapa to vacate within seven days to enable the reconstruction work on Wharf Road to start. The government 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. [...]

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]]> FRSC Moves To Curb Tipper Recklessness https://www.theinfostride.com/frsc-moves-to-curb-tipper-recklessness/ Mon, 27 Mar 2017 18:02:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=160054 Eko Electricity Distribution Company has warned its customers to desist from offering bribe or any form of gratification to its workers. Mr Godwin Idemudia, General Manager, Communications of the company, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Monday that bribing officials in any form was against the company’s ethics. Idemudia said that [...]

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]]> I Will End Traffic Gridlock In Apapa – Ambode https://www.theinfostride.com/i-will-end-traffic-gridlock-in-apapa-ambode/ Thu, 15 Sep 2016 03:02:01 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=143954 Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Wednesday said the traffic gridlock at the Apapa axis due to activities at the ports would permanently come to an end soon. Ambode said this when he received the management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) led by the Managing Director, Ms Hadiza Usman on a courtesy visit [...]

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]]> Fuel Scarcity Responsible For Apapa Traffic Gridlock – NUPENG https://www.theinfostride.com/fuel-scarcity-responsible-for-apapa-traffic-gridlock-nupeng/ Fri, 27 Nov 2015 22:31:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=109340 The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), says the problem of traffic gridlock at Apapa in Lagos State will persist until the fuel scarcity is resolved. The union attributed the traffic gridlock to the activities of pipeline vandals, which forced the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, depots to stop loading fuel. The [...]

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