NPA unveils multi-agency task force to tackle resurgent port access gridlock
By Lod Onyeji The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has launched a multi-agency task force to combat the resurgence of traffic gridlock choking the Lagos port access roads, in a fresh push to restore seamless cargo evacuation and sustain recent gains in port efficiency. The intervention followed a stakeholders' meeting convened by the Managing Director of the NPA, Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, on June 23rd, 2026, where security agencies, freight forwarders, truck operators and representatives of the Lagos State Government agreed on coordinated measures to eliminate the bottlenecks disrupting cargo movement. At the meeting, stakeholders identified illegal extortion points, overlapping responsibilities among security agencies and other operational distortions as major factors responsible for the renewed congestion along the port corridor. Speaking on the outcome of the meeting, the NPA's General Manager, Corporate and Strategic Communications, Mr. Ikechukwu Onyemakara, said the Authority...
