Migrant shipwreck captain jailed 18 years

An Italian court ruled Tuesday that the captain of a migrant boat that sank in 2015,…

NCS draws attention to expired rice from border posts

The Nigerian Customs Service(NCS), on Tuesday, said that most rice  smuggled through Idiroko, Seme, Jibia and…

235 vessels built in Nigeria for local content operation

  The 2016 third quarter Vessel Categorisation Report of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board…

NNPC records N104.68bn from crude oil sales in October

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said it generated a total of N104.68 billion from…

NNPC still major petrol importer

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) remains the major importer of petrol in spite of liberalisation…

NCDMB calls for local content beyond oil and gas

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has called for diversification of focus on Nigerian…

SON decries Nigerians’ obsession for foreign goods

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has deplored the high preference for foreign products, noting that…

NDLEA intercepts record N4b ephedrine haul at Murtala Muhammed International Airport

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has disclosed that it has intercepted the largest ever…

Oil prices soar to $58 on global output cut deal

Oil prices shot up over four percent to their highest level since 2015 early on Monday…

IMF chief Christine Lagarde in negligence trial in France

IMF chief Christine Lagarde has gone on trial in France for negligence over a compensation payment…

Worker dies at Bangladeshi shipbreaking yard

A worker died while dismantling German container ship Viktoria Wulff at Arefin shipbreaking yard in Chittagong, Bangladesh,…

Panama to host World Maritime Day in 2017

Panama will celebrate next year the centennial of its Ship Registry and from 1 – 3…