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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will in the next 48 hours, officially commission the upgraded West Africa Container Terminal (WACT) in Onne, Rivers State.WACT, operated by APM Terminals in Onne, Rivers State, is Nigeria’s largest and most efficient container terminal outside Lagos. An unprecedented USD115 million (approximately N178.2 billion) upgrade project commenced at WACT in 2021.The Managing Direct...

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has welcomed the rescue of the medical students recently kidnapped in Benue State and the prospective corps members kidnapped in Zamfara in August 2023.Obi, who described the rescue of both the medical students and corps members as relieving and gladdening, thanked the security agencies who contributed to the rescue operations....

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the 36 governors and the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike to disclose details of any Chinese loans, liabilities, and other external borrowing obtained, and guaranteed by the Federal Government as well the terms and conditions for any such borrowing including the provisions on collateral.The group disclosed this in a statement by its deputy director, Kolawole Ol...

Two police officers have been killed and three others are unconscious following a clash between police operatives and members of the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria, popularly known as the Shiites in the Wuse area of Abuja.Spokesperson for the FCT Police Command, Josephine Adeh, confirmed the attack which happened on Sunday, describing the attack as unprovoked while accusing the group of destroying three police patrol vehicles.According to Adeh, the ...

The Emir of Ningi, Alhaji Yunusa Muhammadu Danyaya has died, the palace authorities announced on Sunday.The first-class Bauchi Emir died on Sunday morning in Kano. He was aged 88 years.Confirming this in a statement to newsmen, the Secretary of the Palace, Usman Sule, said the traditional ruler died in a hospital two days after returning from a medical trip to Saudi Arabia.The Bauchi State Government has expressed profound grief at his pas...

Nigeria Professional Football League club, Kwara United has unveiled 35 players for the new football season in Illorin, the state capital.Speaking during the unveiling ceremony, the general manager of the football club, BASHIR BADAWI, said that the team is set to surprise lots of people this season.BADAWI, who said that 17 of the players unveiled are new players, added that 18 of them are old players.He called on the team’s coach to ...

Indonesia's parliament has shelved a plan to change the country's election rules after thousands protested the measure.Demonstrators gathered outside parliament in Jakarta, prompting lawmakers to delay the legislative session. Students and office workers also joined the crowds, as authorities sought to quell the protest with water cannon and deployed police in riot gear.Critics have said the plan to change electoral rules repr...

The Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory Agency has commenced the delineation process of serving notices, as part of measures to check building collapse in the state.While speaking during an interactive forum with non-technical consultants, the General Manager of Agency, OLAYINKA ABDUL, called for collective efforts on concise and valid reports from tests being conducted across the various project sites.ABDUL emphasised that there would be a new form of...

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President BOLA TINUBU has sworn in Justice KUDIRAT KEKERE-EKUN as the 23rd Chief Justice of Nigeria, pending her confirmation by the Senate.The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, AJURI NGELALE, disclosed this in a statementJustice KEKERE-EKUN took the oath of office and signed the oath register at the Council Chamber of the State House, in Abuja.She succeeds Justice ARIWOOLA, who assumed office on June 27, 2022, and b...