Thisis2raw:
Small Togo ke

Small but wise!

sassysure:
Not surprised.
Nigerian govt don't know what biz friendly environment mean.
They will frustrate importers so much you will wonder if they stole the goods.

We're running a criminal minded govt here.

Nigerian port is a terrible place.

autojosh:

Apapa Wharf

Apapa Port, Lagos, Nigeria for long had the reputation as West Africa’s leading and busiest container port.

However, that reputation currently belongs to Togo’s  Lome port.

According to data from Dynamar, a Dutch maritime intelligence and consulting firm, this is largely as a result of implemented reforms, container traffic at the port of Lome. The port’s earnings has grown more than three-fold since 2013.

In contrast, things have stagnated at Nigeria largest port in Apapa, Lagos. The Apapa port has been plagued by a combination of decades of inefficiency and red-tape leaving room for corruption to thrive. Indeed, it is often far easier to pay intermediaries (sometimes in cahoots with customs officials) to clear goods at the port than to go through official processes.

The bottlenecks at the Apapa port caused slow port operations this often resulted in perpetual congestion.

Sadly, the inefficiency at the Apapa port  is coming at a significant price as container traffic to the port has dipped nearly 30% in the past five years, according to Dynamar.



Nigeria’s loss has proven to be Togo’s gain as the small West African nation doubles down on reform and investment plans to transform itself into a pivotal transit hub in the Gulf of Guinea.

In the past, the congestion in the Apapa port has been largely contained around the area in the past. However, its effects has now spilled over and cause a major strain on residents across Lagos.

Unable to access the congested port, 40-foot container trucks are backed up as far back as 10 kilometers in queues resulting in snaking lines across several commuter highways and bridges.




Source:

https://autojosh.com/togos-lome-port-overtakes-apapa-wharf-as-west-africas-leading-container-port/

Not just the Port at Lomé.

Air traffic to Lagos has significantly reduced in the past 3 years. Flights have been taken up by Accra Airport in Ghana, hence the new airport construction which was opened recently in Ghana.

With the loss in shipping volume and air traffic comes loss in jobs, direct and indirect jobs— largely Yoruba citizens employed in these places

Yet a good percentage of them are supporting a proven lifeless and clueless Buhari because of Tinubu and his puppet, Osinbajo. It is terrible, either way one tries to analyse the mindset of the average black African.

CodeTemplar:
I am sure a good percentage of the Togo port container content end up in Nigeria.
We are the consumption giant of Africa no doubt but are we also the producing giant of Africa?

Not a good percentage , rather a very large percentage azzin very large

Corruption, nepotism n tribalism......we have warri, calaba and port hercourt, but they no gree. They dont want to spread development and want to starve the east and south. But it's all good it will come to them for it is only natural to have sea ports by the sea.

IMPORT DUTY IS TOO HIGH, I HAVE PAID OVER 4M THIS YEAR ALONE

Oga op, this article was originally done by quartz. You stole their work and made it look like yours.

This is the link to the original work.

https://qz.com/africa/1486768/apapa-port-congestion-causing-traffic-costing-businesses/

Mods take note.

ajayiopy:
IMPORT DUTY IS TOO HIGH, I HAVE PAID OVER 4M THIS YEAR ALONE

Money for buying land??

dhantey324:
Oga op, this article was originally done by quartz. You stole their work and made it look like yours.

This is the link to the original work.

https://qz.com/africa/1486768/apapa-port-congestion-causing-traffic-costing-businesses/

Mods take note.

Mods ain't gonna do shi shi.. no be Nairaland again?

Nigeria gradually losing his respect in West Africa business environment due to corruption and irresponsibility of our custom officers.

I once learnt of an office at the EML Apapa port, that will collect close to 600k per container before releasing it for export during the Kosso logs exports.

Naughty things/thieves in uniforms that called themselves Nigeria Customs.

Damn them all.

Ekez:
Since one certain man (sudanese abi nigerian ) start to dey rule nigeria everything just turn upsidedown,
Who we offend to warrant these kinm of punishment

You see my friend, it's not every post or thread on Social Media that you trivialize. This particular topic is a very serious and important topic. What you could have done or contribute at best is to posit what you think may have been the reasonable cause of the problem and try to suggest a solution. Who knows, may be one for the government officials are watching. Not all these childish tantrums.

CodeTemplar:
I am sure a good percentage of the Togo port container content end up in Nigeria.
We are the consumption giant of Africa no doubt but are we also the producing giant of Africa?

Pls what is it we are producing