26 h. ago $1.5bn Lekki Port Begins Cargo Transhipments To Togo, Ghana, Others

The $1.5 billion Lekki Deep Seaport has started  international transhipment of cargoes to neighbouring West African countries such as  Togo, Benin Republic, Abidjan and Ghana. The Port, on Thursday, disclosed that it initiated efforts to ramp up operations from 287,000 Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) handled in 2024 to 500,000 TEUs by the end of 2025. […]

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42 h. ago $1.5bn Lekki Port begins international transhipment to Togo, Benin Republic, Ghana

By Steve Agbota The $1.5 billion Lekki Deep Seaport has made Nigeria a maritime hub in West and Central Africa, as it began international transhipment to Togo, Benin Republic, Abidjan, and Ghana. This is even as the port initiated efforts to ramp up operations from 287,000 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) handled in 2024 to 500,000 […] The post $1.5bn Lekki Port begins international transhipment to Togo, Benin Republic, Ghana appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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2 w. ago Nigeria, Benin Republic Collaborate On Strengthening Democracy In West Africa

Nigeria and the Benin Republic have renewed their partnership to deepen parliamentary cooperation and democratic consolidation in the West African subregion. This is just as Nigeria‘s National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Nigeria, and the Parliamentary Institute of Benin (IPaB) held a workshop on implementing their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Cotonou yesterday. […]

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2 w. ago Nigeria, Benin sign integration agreement, as Tinubu, Talon call for urgent regional reforms

From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja Nigeria and the Republic of Benin took a significant step towards deeper bilateral integration on Saturday, June 21, by signing an agreement aimed at strengthening cooperation and serving as a model for broader Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) regional integration. The Nigeria-Benin integration effort builds on recent initiatives such […] The post Nigeria, Benin sign integration agreement, as Tinubu, Talon call for urgent regional reforms appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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3 w. ago Fake degrees: Reps clear Togo, to probe Benin Republic July 10

Tribune Online Fake degrees: Reps clear Togo, to probe Benin Republic July 10 "the House is currently investigating a report by an undercover reporter exposing a certificate racketeering syndicate in Benin Republic that sells university degrees." Fake degrees: Reps clear Togo, to probe Benin Republic July 10 Tribune Online

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3 w. ago 64,000 candidates sit NECO entrance exams into Federal Unity Schools

Tribune Online 64,000 candidates sit NECO entrance exams into Federal Unity Schools No fewer than 64,000 candidates from Nigeria, the Benin Republic, and Togo on Saturday sat for the 2025 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) for admission into... 64,000 candidates sit NECO entrance exams into Federal Unity Schools Tribune Online

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4 w. ago Democracy Day: Groups advocate Confederation of seven republics

Tribune Online Democracy Day: Groups advocate Confederation of seven republics The President of the Benin-based God and People Prayer Parliament, Dr Dele Oluwatade, on Thursday said that the present democratic dispensation was nothing but a celebration of the various political conspiracies against the nation, Nigeria. The medical doctor-turned-activist added that there was no need to celebrate June 12 as Democracy Day in the country, positing […] Democracy Day: Groups advocate Confederation of seven republics Tribune Online

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