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APM Terminals, Sets New Productivity Record

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Managing Director, APM
Terminals, Apapa, Lagos, Andrew Dawes, yesterday said the company had set a new productivity milestone for container terminals in Nigeria.
A statement by Austine Fischer, the terminal’s Communications and Sustainability Manager, made the disclosure in Lagos.
“While handling Safmarine’s vessel, the 62,557 DWT, 4,500 TEU MV Safmarine Chambal, APM Terminals handled 868 container moves during an 11 hour, 30 minutes operation.
“Gross crane productivity was 19 container moves per crane per hour, resulting in berth productivity of 75.63 moves per hour.
“This is the first time APM Terminals have crossed the important benchmark of 75 berth moves per hour and we believe we are the first container terminal in Nigeria to have done so.
“We believe this sets a new benchmark for container terminals in Nigeria,’’ the statement made available to newsmen in Lagos said.
The statement also quoted  the Managing Director, Maersk Line, Nigeria, Jan Thorhauge, as saying: “Consistent high terminal berth productivity is a critical cost driver for all shipping lines.
“It translates directly into significant bunker cost savings for the industry and thereby lower overall supply chain costs for the Nigerian importers.
“Achieving the levels of productivity delivered by APM Terminals on the MV Safmarine Chambai with a Mobile Harbour Crane operation is quite remarkable.
“We are delighted and offer our congratulations to the operational team at APM Terminals’’.
The statement added that with a container throughput of 699,000 TEU in 2014, APM Terminals Apapa was the leading container terminal in Nigeria by market share.
“Since 2006, APM Terminals has invested 350 million dollars in expansion and upgrades to infrastructure more than doubling capacity.
“This was while eliminating vessel waiting times, improving productivity and removing bottlenecks thereby reducing supply chain cost for Nigeria’s business community,’’ it said.
The statement added that as the only container terminal in Nigeria with rail services, APM Terminals Apapa now operated three weekly rail services to the inland cities of Kaduna and Kano.
It said it carried 730km and 960km from Lagos respectively, thereby providing a key corridor to Nigeria’s inland cities and helping to reduce the traffic bottleneck around the Lagos ports.

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Kenyan Runners Dominate Berlin Marathons

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Kenya made it a clean sweep at the Berlin Marathon with Sabastian Sawe winning the men’s race and Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women’s.

Sawe finished in two hours, two minutes and 16 seconds to make it three wins in his first three marathons.

The 30-year-old, who was victorious at this year’s London Marathon, set a sizzling pace as he left the field behind and ran much of the race surrounded only by his pacesetters.

Japan’s Akasaki Akira came second after a powerful latter half of the race, finishing almost four minutes behind Sawe, while Ethiopia’s Chimdessa Debele followed in third.

“I did my best and I am happy for this performance,” said Sawe.

“I am so happy for this year. I felt well but you cannot change the weather. Next year will be better.”

Sawe had Kelvin Kiptum’s 2023 world record of 2:00:35 in his sights when he reached halfway in 1:00:12, but faded towards the end.

In the women’s race, Wanjiru sped away from the lead pack after 25 kilometers before finishing in 2:21:05.

Ethiopia’s Dera Dida followed three seconds behind Wanjiru, with Azmera Gebru, also of Ethiopia, coming third in 2:21:29.

Wanjiru’s time was 12 minutes slower than compatriot Ruth Chepng’etich’s world record of 2:09:56, which she set in Chicago in 2024.

 

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NIS Ends Decentralised Passport Production After 62 Years

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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has officially ended passport production at multiple centres, transitioning to a single, centralised system for the first time in 62 years.
Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the disclosure during an inspection of the Nigeria’s new Centralised Passport Personalisation Centre at the NIS Headquarters in Abuja, last Thursday.
He stated that since the establishment of NIS in 1963, Nigeria had never operated a central passport production centre, until now, marking a major reform milestone.
“The project is 100 per cent ready. Nigeria can now be more productive and efficient in delivering passport services,” Tunji-Ojo said.
He explained that old machines could only produce 250 to 300 passports daily, but the new system had a capacity of 4,500 to 5,000 passports every day.
“With this, NIS can now meet daily demands within just four to five hours of operation,” he added, describing it as a game-changer for passport processing in Nigeria.
“We promised two-week delivery, and we’re now pushing for one week.
“Automation and optimisation are crucial for keeping this promise to Nigerians,” the minister said.
He noted that centralisation, in line with global standards, would improve uniformity and enhance the overall integrity of Nigerian travel documents worldwide.
Tunji-Ojo described the development as a step toward bringing services closer to Nigerians while driving a culture of efficiency and total passport system reform.
According to him, the centralised production system aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s reform agenda, boosting NIS capacity and changing the narrative for improved service delivery.
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FG To Roll Out Digital Public Infrastructure, Data Exchange, Next Year 

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The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has announced plans to roll out Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and the Nigerian Data Exchange (NGDX) platforms across key sectors of the economy, starting in early 2026.
Director of E-Government and Digital Economy at NITDA, Dr. Salisu Kaka, made the disclosure in Abuja during a stakeholder review session of the DPI and NGDX drafts at the Digital Public Infrastructure Live Event.
The forum, themed “Advancing Nigeria’s Digital Public Infrastructure through Standards, Data Exchange and e-Government Transformation,” brought together regulators, state governments, and private sector stakeholders to harmonise inputs for building inclusive, secure, and interoperable systems for governance and service delivery.
According to Kaka, Nigeria already has several foundational elements in place, including national identity systems and digital payment platforms.
What remains is the establishment of the data exchange framework, which he said would be finalised by the end of 2025.
“Before the end of this year and by next year we will be fully ready with the foundational element, and we start dropping the use cases across sectors,” Kaka explained.
He stressed that the federal government recognises the autonomy of states urging them to align with national standards.
“If the states can model and reflect what happens at the national level, then we can have a 360-degree view of the whole data exchange across the country and drive all-of-government processes,” he added.
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