Workers at South Port Container Terminal (SPCT) in Sudan on Monday went on strike over the concession of the terminal to Philippine-based International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI). ICTSI in […]
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Man docked in Apapa for allegedly stealing N.8m shuttle bus
A 28-year-old man, identified as Daniel Udoh, was on Monday arraigned before an Apapa Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing a shuttle bus valued at N800,000 in Lagos. Udoh is facing […]
British boat rescues some 20 migrants trying to cross English Channel
A British boat rescued between 18 and 20 migrants crossing the Channel aboard a small motorized boat Monday, French maritime authorities said. “A fishing boat gave the alarm shortly after […]
British navy challenges Spanish warship near Gibraltar
A Spanish warship tried to order commercial shipping to leave anchorages in British waters near Gibraltar but was challenged by the British navy and sailed away, Gibraltar said, the latest […]
Two workers killed in Bangladesh shipbreaking yard tanker fire
A fire broke out in the engine room on board a tanker beached in Chittagong, Bangladesh killing two workers on Monday. Md Jamil, 23 years old cutter man, and Bipul […]
Panama Canal gets new administrator
The Panama Canal Board of Directors has appointed Ricaurte Vasquez as the next Panama Canal Administrator, succeeding current Administrator Jorge Quijano who will conclude his seven-year term at the helm […]
No incursion by Spanish warship at Gibraltar – Britain
A spokesman for the British Prime Minister, Theresa May, on Monday said there was no incursion by a Spanish warship in Gibraltar over the weekend. The Spanish warship had ordered […]
Court jails 11 oil thieves in Delta
A Federal High Court in Warri, Delta State, has sentenced 11 persons to three years imprisonment each, having found them guilty of a two-count charge of illegal dealing in petroleum […]
South Africa’s airline to be split into 3 units
South Africa’s struggling state-owned airline is to break into three business units as part of a restructuring plan, its Chief Executive Vuyani Jarana, said on Monday. Jarana said in Johannesburg […]
Yemen: Warring parties to begin withdrawal of troops from main port
Warring parties in war-torn Yemen have agreed to start withdrawing their combatants from the main port of Hodeidah, the United Nations has said. The port of Hodeidah is the main […]
Saudi Arabia, France sign warship construction agreement
Saudi Arabia has signed a preliminary agreement with France’s Naval Group to build warships in the oil-rich kingdom. The French government holds a 62.49 percent stake in the naval defence […]
Ethiopia, Djibouti seal deal to construct gas pipeline
Ethiopia and Djibouti have reached an agreement in principle to build a 765 kilometre pipeline to transport Ethiopian natural gas to an export terminal in the neighbouring Horn of Africa […]