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Author: Ships & Ports
Crisis hits maritime sector as 20 shipping companies shut operations, 3000 workers lose jobs
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) yesterday, said no fewer than 20 shipping companies, had…
Lagos to ship first cargo of crude oil next month
The much anticipated first ever crude oil export cargo from the Aje field, offshore Lagos, will…
Customs moves to block revenue leakage at Lekki port, FTZ
The Zone `A’ Coordinator of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Assistant Comptroller General Charles Edike, has…
Gulf of Guinea: Robbers attack bulk carrier, beat up crew
Two crew members from a bulk carrier were taken hostage and beaten when a group of armed robbers…
Tragedy as another container falls on Ikorodu road
A container fell from a truck early Thursday morning along Ikorodu road, inward Onipan, Shomolu…
Awolowo: Nigeria lost $30bn oil revenue in 2015
Nigeria lost $30 billion in oil revenue between 2014 and 2015, the Executive Director, Nigerian Export…
Ogun Customs impounds two truck loads of mosquito coils worth N37m
The Ogun Area command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted two trucks laden…
Nigeria spends $6bn on wheat importation annually
The Director, Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Zaria, Prof. Ibrahim Umar-Abubakar, on Thursday said Nigeria’s wheat…
Iranian speedboats Intercept American guided missile destroyer
Four vessels from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) “harassed” a U.S. destroyer on Tuesday by…
El Faro captain ordered crew to abandon ship before sinking
The captain of the doomed El Faro cargo ship sounded an alarm for his crew to…