It has been a busy year and my promise this holiday season was to spend as much time as possible with the family. The adorable young man of the house, […]
UN says Nigerian migrants face unimaginable horrors in Libya
The United Nations has released a new report, which detailed the unimaginable horrors Nigerian migrants were being subjected from the moment they entered Libya and throughout their stay in that […]
Nigerian stowaways hold Grimaldi ship hostage in UK
British police said on Friday that they were dealing with a “complex incident” on board a ship in the Thames Estuary in southeast England. Paul Kyprianou, a spokesman for Grimaldi […]
Import documents falsification and the Nigerian economy
Director-General of the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON), Osita Aboloma recently warned importers of goods and licensed Customs agents to desist from falsifying import documents. He was shocked at the […]
Should Nigerian schools be importing uniforms?
No. If we truly want infant industries to grow, we need to encourage local consumption. Over reliance on imports retards economic growth,so the manufacture of school uniforms locally should be […]
Petrobras to offload Nigerian unit to Vitol-led consortium
Petroleo Brasileiro SA, will sell its 50 percent stake in a Nigerian oil and gas exploration venture, to a consortium led by top oil trader, Vitol, for $1.53 billion. This […]
NNPC GMD says Nigerian shipping companies lack capacity to lift crude oil
Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corpoation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanta Baru has said that Nigerian shipping companies do not have the capacity to participate in the affreightment of […]
Nigerian High Commissioner to Gambia rallies support for SIFAX Group
The Nigerian High-Commissioner to The Gambia, Ambassador Oluwasegun Ibidapo-Obe, has commended SIFAX Group for its planned multi-million dollar investment plan in The Gambia. The company recently signed an agreement with […]
Amaechi threatens to arrest Nigerian ‘engineer’ at rail site
There was a mild drama on Thursday during the inspection of the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge project when one of the supervisors on site who claimed to be a civil engineer […]
NAPTIP arrests Nigerian based in Sweden for ‘buying’ baby
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has arrested a Nigerian based in Sweden for allegedly buying a two-month-old baby. The NAPTIP’s Director of Investigation and Monitoring, […]
Court jails Nigerian, Italian over Malabu oil fraud
A Nigerian man and his accomplice in Italy were on Thursday sentenced to four years each for their roles in the controversial Malabu oil deal, marking the first victory for […]
IOM repatriates 9,822 Nigerian migrants in 18 months
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday said the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in 18 months assisted no fewer than 9, 822 stranded Nigerian migrants from 10 different […]