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A fire outbreak gutted the Nigeria Customs Service Western Marine Command office in Apapa, Lagos, on Monday morning, destroying property worth millions of naira. The fire started at about 10:23 a.m. following an electrical surge in the command's conference room and quickly spread to other sections of the building. Officers on duty tried to contain the blaze before personnel of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service arrived at about 10:45 a.m.

A fire broke out at the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Western Marine Command office in Apapa, Lagos, on Monday, leading to significant damage. The blaze, which started around 10:23, consumed much of t… · Photo : dbking · CC BY · Flickr

The Federal Government has approved the comprehensive modernisation and upgrade of Onne, Rivers, Delta and Calabar ports. A statement by the Special Adviser to the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy Bolaji Akinola indicates that the approval is in addition to the earlier approval for the modernisation and upgrade of Apapa and Tin Can Island ports in Lagos, underscoring Federal Government's determination to develop a balanced, efficient and competitive national port system.

A rights group has called for an immediate and independent investigation into a police shooting at a naming ceremony in Orile Iganmu, Lagos, which left an 11-year-old girl and an elderly man hospitalised with gunshot injuries. The Movement for the Transformation of Nigeria, through its Apapa coordinating structure, made the demand in a statement issued on Saturday, September 26, 2026. The group said firearms were discharged around 8pm on Wednesday, September 23, after police officers attempted to stop activities at a naming ceremony near Ekunjinmi and Wewe Street and residents pushed back.

APM Terminals Apapa, Nigeria’s largest container terminal, is stepping up efforts to ease persistent bottlenecks in the country’s export logistics chain, targeting a significant increase in rail evacuation and introducing round-the-clock barge operations in Q4 2026. The initiatives were announced during the third edition of the APM Terminals Apapa Exporters Forum, themed “Exports – Voice […] The post APM Terminals Apapa to strengthen exports with 24-hour operations appeared first on Tribune Online.

Many Nigerian barge operators now survive on parking of sand for sand dredgers due to their inability to secure jobs at Nigeria’s busiest port, Apapa port. The Nigerian Tribune has discovered. Reacting to plans by the APM Terminals to expand barge operations at the Finger Jetty of the Apapa Port by Q4 2026, national president […] The post Foreigners dominate Lagos Port barge operations as Nigerian operators resort to sand packing appeared first on Tribune Online.

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said it is set to intensify its enforcement efforts along the Apapa and Lekki Port The post Lagos govt to clamp down on illegal truck parking on Apapa, Lekki roads appeared first on Tribune Online.

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday announced the seizure of surveillance drones, narcotics drugs and expired pharmaceutical drugs worth N43,588,618,859.00 at the APM Terminals examination bay inside Apapa Port in Lagos. Addressing maritime journalists on Thursday, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, explained that the seized drones and banned drugs will be handed […] The post Customs intercepts drones, narcotics, others worth N43.5bn at Apapa Port appeared first on Tribune Online.

Haulage firms operating at the nations ports are currently lamenting over difficulty in meeting up with running bank loans and other financial obligations following the crash of haulage rates at the Apapa and Tin-Can Ports due to delays confronting international shipping The post Truckers lament losses as shipping delays crash haulage rates by 50% appeared first on Tribune Online.

A nonprofit organization accused of ties to China's Communist Party continues placing interns in US political offices, years after it connected an alleged Chinese intelligence operative to a former California congressman. The Asian Pacific American Public Affairs (APAPA) group served as the vehicle through which Fang Fang, also known as Christine Fang, gained access to then-emerging politician Eric Swalwell in 2012.

Now-disgraced California Dem Eric Swalwell told the FBI he considered the glamorous grad student whom he first met in 2012 before he took office, as his main point of contact with APAPA, according …

Now-disgraced California Dem Eric Swalwell told the FBI he considered the glamorous grad student whom he first met in 2012 before he took office, as his main point of contact with APAPA, according …

APM Terminals Apapa, Nigeria's largest container terminal, recorded a 6% increase in export volumes during the first half of 2026. The growth highlights the terminal's role in supporting the country's… · Photo : Darren Moloney · CC BY · Flickr

APM Terminals Apapa, Nigeria's largest container terminal, has recorded a six percent increase in export volumes in… The post APM Terminals records 6% export growth at Lagos Port in H1 2026 appeared first on Tribune Online.

…intercepts cocaine in fufu National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 101-year-old great grandmother for dealing in illicit drug, intercepted cocaine concealed in edible cassava flour popularly known as fufu, and the seized large consignments of Loud, a synthetic cannabis valued at over N4.4 billion at the Apapa and Lekki ports in Lagos. […] The post NDLEA arrests 101-year-old great grandma in Lagos appeared first on Tribune Online.

The Nigerian Navy Ship NNS Beecroft transferred nine suspected stowaways to the Nigeria Immigration Service on Friday, following their rescue from the merchant vessel MT EVGENIA. The incident occurred after the suspects were discovered concealed in the propeller compartment of the ship on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, while it was docked at Flour Mills Jetty in Apapa, Lagos. The operation highlights ongoing efforts by Nigeria’s maritime security agencies to curb illegal migration and enhance safety along the nation’s coastlines.