Tola Adenubi

1 week ago | tribuneonlineng.com | Rachael Omidiji |Tola Adenubi

The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) on Wednesday issued a 21-day ultimatum to Melsmore Marine Nigeria Limited, citing the company’s failure to comply with key labour standards, including the provision of a valid Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and remittance records for workers’ Pension Fund Administrators (PFA).

1 week ago | tribuneonlineng.com | Tola Adenubi

The Lagos State Government has refused to back down on the N12,500 electronic call-up fee for trucks on the Lekki-Epe corridor, despite protests from truckers. The Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) and Petroleum Tankers Drivers (PTD) have suspended loading operations at Lekki Port and the Dangote Refinery over the fee. ALSO READ: UPDATE: Cargoes trapped as NARTO, PTD suspends loading at Lekki Port, Dangote Refinery“We have not declared a strike action.

1 week ago | tribuneonlineng.com | Tola Adenubi

The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, has overturned the final forfeiture order issued on the assets of the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, to the Federal Government. In a split decision of two-to-one, delivered on April 9, 2025, and detailed in a certified true copy obtained by our correspondent on Sunday, the appellate court set aside the judgment and ordered a retrial of the case at the lower court.

1 week ago | tribuneonlineng.com | Tola Adenubi

Many cargoes are currently trapped at the $19.5bn Dangote Petrochemicals Refinery and the $1.5bn Lekki Deep Seaport following the suspension of loading operations by truckers under the aegis of the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) and petroleum tankers under the aegis of Petroleum Tankers Drivers (PTD), over the enforcement of a N12,500 per truck electronic call-up system by the Lagos State Government on the Lekki-Epe transport corridor.

1 week ago | tribuneonlineng.com | Tola Adenubi

Truckers associations operating within the nation’s port industry have warned that if the commencement of the electronic call-up system along the Lekk-Epe transportation corridor is meant for revenue generation, truckers might be forced to hike haulage cost or withdraw their services from the $1.5 billion Lekki Deep seaport and the $19 billion Dangote Petrochemicals Refinery,  both in Lekki axis of Lagos State.