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First Transshipment Vessel Arrives Lekki Port

  Making this known in a series of tweets on Friday, the port management said the ship operated by CMA CGM, has a Length Overall of 270m, a breadth of 42.8m and 6,900 Taus capacity. It stated that the vessel sailed all the way from the Far East. According to the tweet, the Nigerian Ports Authority provided marine services, adding that it was berthed at approximately 1 pm on Thursday afternoon. “The Nigerian Customs Agency boarded the vessel and all paperwork was certified to be in order. “The transhipment volume on the vessel is 411 TEUs and the eventual destination will be Cotonou on 6th July 2023. “Lekki Port is proud to actualize the objective of the Federal Ministry Of Transport, Nigeria and the Nigerian Ports Authority to bring transshipment volumes to Nigeria and this is the first of many more transshipment vessels to berth at Lekki Port,” the tweet added.

"Securing Nigeria Not An Easy Task But Not Impossible" – Irabor

 According to Irabor, the debts the country owes to men and women who serve in the armed forces cannot be paid fully. General Lucky Irabor He said this in his valedictory speech during the pulling-out ceremony organised for him at the Mogadishu Cantonment in Abuja on Friday. He expressed satisfaction with his service in the military, saying that he is leaving the armed forces today bigger and stronger than he met it.

Nigeria: 700 Health Workers, 19 General Hospitals Affected By Strike Action

700 health workers, 19 general hospitals and thousands of patients have been affected by the strike action embarked upon by Coalition of Health Workers Union in Nasarawa State. The Chairman of Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) in the state, Dr Bulus Umaru Peter, said "The strike action by about 700 union members in 19 general hospitals, consisting of 17 state general hospitals, Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, (DASH) in Lafia, and Federal Medical centre (FMC) in Keffi has affected thousands of patients." According to him, the doctors commenced the strike action last Thursday, demanding for Nasarawa State government to commence payment of hazard allowance to doctors and health workers risking their lives in the field and those providing services at isolation centres. Dr Bulus stressed that they also joined the indefinite strike action by the national body in solidarity with their members across the country as many have been infected by the COVID-19 pandemic. He said that the

The good things about Nigeria

Nigerians often complain about the negative portrayal of their country in the international media which often focuses on corruption and violence. Here are some good thing about Nigeria: Nigerians are happy people. Nigeria is a land of opportunity. Nigerians are resilient. Nigerians are hardworking. Nigerians are very quite people. Nigerian has great weather Nigeria is diverse Nigeria has freedom of speech. Nigeria is hospitable. Drop your comments let us know what you think about Nigeria...