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“The breakwater is broken and ships are avoiding Delta port and the ones that come there…

Customs defies Senate, slashes duty on old vehicles by 60% 

Despite the Senate directive that the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) should suspend the proposed vehicle duty…

Ambode accuses Fashola of frustrating plans to reconstruct Oshodi-Airport road

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Wednesday said his administration’s plan to carry out a total…

Fake tyres: Absence of interpreter stalls Chinese importers’ arraignment 

Two Chinese nationals, Tao Shen and Jing Yau, were on Wednesday arraigned before Justice Mojisola Olatoregun…

Nigeria loses over N130bn to corruption at land borders

Nigerian traders say the country lost more than N130bn to corruption at its porous land borders…

Four feared dead as Customs officers go on rampage again in Ogun 

At least four persons were feared killed on Wednesday morning when men of the Nigeria Customs…

Navy dismisses rating caught with Indian hemp

The Nigerian Navy on Wednesday said it dismissed a rating found in possession of 14.55 kg…

Abuja airport closure: Ethiopian Air plane lands in Kad‎una

Ethiopian Air, at about 11:30AM on Wednesday landed at the Kaduna International Airport, signalling the commencement…

Smugglers kill 22 African migrants on Libya beach

People-smugglers have killed 22 African migrants on a beach in western Libya, a security source said…

I’m proud to be a Nigerian, Minister declares after visiting NLNG

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says he is proud to be a Nigerian.…

CBN’s forex intervention, artificial – Economist

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been cautioned that its current foreign exchange (forex) intervention…

CBN to offer $100 million in forwards on interbank market

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said on Wednesday it will sell $100 million in currency…