The Lagos State Government and key transport unions have agreed on a new ₦10,000 enforcement fee for the electronic call-up system for trucks operating along the Lekki-Epe Corridor, with full implementation set to commence on August 1, 2025.
The decision was reached at a stakeholders’ meeting held at Dangote Oil Refining Ltd. and formally communicated through a joint communiqué issued on Thursday in Lagos.
Convened by the Lagos State Government and facilitated by Dangote Industries Ltd., the meeting brought together top officials from major transport unions. Signatories to the communiqué include Mr. Seun Osiyemi, Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation; Mr. Williams Akporcha, President of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG); Alhaji Yusuf Othman, President of the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO); and Alhaji Hammed Fasola, President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN).
According to the communiqué, the newly agreed ₦10,000 fee—down from the earlier proposed ₦12,500—is intended to cover operational costs associated with the e-call-up system. These include expenses for parking infrastructure, technology deployment, logistics coordination, and enforcement operations.
In preparation for the enforcement date, all truck operators are required to register and onboard their vehicles onto the electronic call-up platform. The communiqué also directed the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation to initiate comprehensive sensitisation campaigns targeting union members and truck drivers to ensure smooth compliance.
Only trucks with verifiable business within the Lekki Free Zone and listed on the pre-uploaded Approved Truck List will be granted access to the corridor. The unions pledged their support for voluntary compliance to minimise the need for coercive enforcement.
Crucially, the communiqué clarified that no revenue from the enforcement fee would accrue to the Lagos State Government.
The e-call-up initiative aims to prevent the kind of chronic gridlock and disorganisation previously witnessed in the Apapa area, attributed largely to the uncontrolled movement of articulated trucks.
The move follows repeated safety concerns raised by the Lekki Residents Association over the rising number of truck-related accidents along the corridor. In response, the Lagos State Government and stakeholders have designated seven truck parks along the Lekki-Epe axis. These parks are equipped with basic infrastructure, including paved lots, CCTV surveillance, sanitary facilities, and driver lodges to support the safe and orderly movement of trucks into the Lekki Deep Sea Port and surrounding industrial complexes.