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Nigeria’s largest container terminal, APM Terminals Apapa, has reaffirmed its position as a critical driver of the nation’s export growth, leveraging strategic investments, advanced technology and customer-focused solutions to enhance the competitiveness of Nigerian exports in the global marketplace. Speaking at an Export Management Workshop organised by Lagos Business School in Lagos, the Chief Commercial Officer of APM Terminals Apapa, Westtar Kapito, highlighted the terminal’s pivotal role in facilitating seamless trade and creating value for exporters across the country. Delivering a presentation on, “The Role of APM Terminals in Facilitating Exports in Nigeria,” Kapito said the company’s sustained investments in…

Every summer, Amazon entices sweaty consumers with steep discounts on everything from slushie machines to tower fans in a tradition appropriately known as Prime Day. But you don’t need to sit out the savings if you don’t have a Prime membership (or just prefer not to shop at Amazon).The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more.To compete with Prime Day, many of Amazon’s biggest competitors now dial their own prices to the lowest of the year during the same week. From Walmart to boutique brands including Cozy Earth and…

The confrontation came over lunch. The cleanup began after dinner.Hours after President Trump angrily confronted Senate Republicans for joining Democrats to approve a war powers resolution rebuking his handling of the war in Iran, Republican leaders brought another, nearly identical measure to the floor.In a 50-to-47 vote, with one senator voting “present,” they defeated the measure in a largely symbolic move that did nothing to change the resolution the Senate had narrowly approved a day earlier. Instead, it served as an unmistakable gesture to mollify a furious president who had just berated them.Of the Republican senators who voted to adopt…

A Nigerian national, Franklin Nwadialo, has been sentenced to five years in prison in the United States for orchestrating a long-running online romance scam that defrauded victims of more than $3.5 million. The sentence was handed down on Tuesday by the US District Court in Tacoma, Washington, according to a statement shared by the US authorities and posted on the official X account of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Wednesday. Mr Nwadialo, 42, was convicted on 14 counts of wire fraud linked to a romance fraud scheme that targeted vulnerable individuals, many of them elderly, widowed or…

With the 2026 NBA Draft now in the rearview, it’s time to start the cycle all over again and begin looking forward to the 2027 class. But buyer beware, next year’s crop of players isn’t perceived to be anywhere close to the talent we had in the 2026 class. In fact, NBA executives and decision-makers have been devaluing their 2027 assets for years.But the expected and well-known talent drop in the 2027 class created a silver lining for college basketball. A number of high-level players opted to return to college basketball for the 2026-27 and cash in on big NIL…

Veteran Nollywood actor Jude Chukwuka celebrated his 61st birthday by releasing his new album, ‘Things I Love’, inspired by Arsenal’s 2025–26 Premier League title triumph after a 22-year wait. The event took place on Tuesday evening at The Box lounge in Lagos. The birthday celebration drew a crowd of friends, industry colleagues, and family, including Chukwuka’s former schoolmates. Notable Nollywood figures in attendance included actors Saidi Balogun and Olarotimi Fakunle. Speaking at the event, Mr Chukwuka said that the birthday event was both a personal milestone and a strategic album launch. Colleagues, friends and families at Mr Chukwuka 61st birthday…

By Victor Nwachukwu Every epoch begets its defining hour. It is that singular moment when a people cease to drift and demand direction, when they declare, in unison, that the time has come to advance progressively beyond rhetoric and the facade of propaganda. For Abia, 2027 is that hour. At the heart of this unfolding chapter stands a man whose name has become a byword for service, philanthropy, selflessness, and firm conviction that Abia must be redeemed from economic and political stranglehold. The Man He is no stranger to the burdens borne by Abia’s sons and daughters. He has equally…

The university laboratory is incredibly energy- and resource-intensive. Labs often account for more than 60 per cent of major universities’ energy consumption, and generate an estimated 2 per cent of global plastic waste per year. Yet the scientific research that emanates from these labs could be crucial in the fight against climate change and environmental destruction. So, how can universities progress towards the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) when the very process of innovating brings its own environmental costs?For real hope of a sustainable future, sweeping changes have to be made from the top down and bottom up – so…

Note: Map shows the area with a shake intensity of 3 or greater, which U.S.G.S. defines as “weak,” though the earthquake may be felt outside the areas shown.  All times on the map are Venezuela time. The New York Times Two major earthquakes hit Venezuela on Wednesday — the first a Magnitude 7.2 and the second a Magnitude 7.5 less than a minute later, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Tsunami alerts were issued for a short time for many Caribbean coastlines.The first temblor happened at 6:04 p.m. Venezuela time about 15 miles northeast of San Felipe, Venezuela, data from…

The heatwave spread to other parts of western Europe on Wednesday, with a rare red heat alert extended in parts of the UK. The UK saw its hottest June day on record in Gosport, Hampshire, on Wednesday afternoon after temperatures soared to 36.1C (97F). Temperatures could hit 38C on Thursday, forecasters say. Spain also experienced baking heat over the last few days, with its weather agency reporting that the daily average temperature on Monday was 28.08C and 28.17C on Tuesday – the highest ever recorded for June.Red heat alerts remain in place for parts of northern Spain, with a maximum…