Apapa Port Gridlock Returns: Trucks Block Access Road as NPA Warns on Eto Call-Up Violations By Romeonropel Lagos
The Apapa port gridlock has returned this week, with heavy duty trucks blocking the Apapa-Oshodi expressway and causing heavy traffic for port users trying to access Apapa and Tin Can Island Port Complex . According to findings by Nigeria Anchorage on September 23, 2026, the gridlock was caused by breakdown of enforcement of the Electronic Truck Call-Up system ( Eto ) managed by the Nigerian Ports Authority ( NPA ) and the Lagos State Government . Trucks Blocking Apapa Road Hundreds of trucks carrying containers and fuel tankers were seen parked along the Ijora, Costain and Mile 2 axis, waiting to enter the port without Eto tickets. Port users and clearing agents complained that it now takes over 6 hours to access Apapa from Ijora, a journey that should take 20 minutes. Apapa gridlock, causing more commotion to efficient service delivery in Tinca port One clearing agent, Mr. Emeka Okafor , to ld Nigeria Anchorage that his truck has been on the road for two days waiting to ent...