Global piracy has shifted away from hijacking and towards kidnapping as the number of kidnappings now…
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Oil rises as investor confidence over US polls boosts risk assets
Oil prices rose on Tuesday ahead of the U.S. presidential election as investors unwound some of…
Niger Delta Avengers caution Nigerian government against sycophants
The Niger-Delta Avengers yesterday cautioned President Muhammadu Buhari against dealing with those it described as ‘sycophants’…
NNPC: Unions threaten to down-tools at Warri refinery
The Executive Committee of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association (PENGASSAN) and its sister…
N136m NIMASA fraud: EFCC closes case in Calistus Obi’s trial
Wale Akoni (SAN), counsel to Calistus Obi who is standing trial on a N136 million fraud…
Shippers’ Council threatens to revoke licenses of inactive ICD concessionaires
The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has threatened to cancel the licenses of Inland Container Depot (ICD)…
NIMASA awaiting ministerial approval for acquisition of 6 sea patrol vessels
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is currently awaiting a ministerial approval to proceed…
Nigerian airlines delayed 7,722 flights in 90 days
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has said domestic airlines operating in the country recorded 7,722…
Nearly 700 migrants rescued at sea arrive in Italian port town
Almost 700 migrants arrived at the Italian port town of Augusta on Monday after being rescued…
Police arrest 18 pipeline vandals, impound two vessels, 20 trucks
The Nigeria Police Force had a break through with constant vandalization of pipelines, destruction of oil…
I longed to go to America – Liberian stowaway
A Liberian, Roy Edward, who smuggled himself on-board a foreign vessel in Lagos, said he has…
CBN grants manufacturers access to $660m
Manufacturing industries in Nigeria have been given access to foreign exchange valued at over $660million in…