Ships & Ports
Xenophobia: South Africa delays Air Peace flight carrying Nigerians
The return of Nigerians trapped in xenophobic attacks in South Africa has been delayed for over five hours on account of immigration hurdles posed by South...
Fire guts Ibadan NNPC depot
Fire gutted the Apata Ibadan depot of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Wednesday. The incident reportedly occurred in the loading section of...
Niger Republic bans rice export to Nigeria
The Government of Niger Republic has banned the export of rice into Nigeria. The ban follows President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive for the closure of...
Buhari: People get away with questionable things when accountants don’t check them
Corruption thrives and “people get away with all manner of questionable things when accountants are unable to check them”, says President Muhammadu Buhari. ...
FG proposes N9.79tr budget for 2020
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has said that the Federal Government will propose N9.79 trillion as total expenditure for the...
Niger Republic bans rice export to Nigeria
The Government of Niger Republic has banned the export of rice into Nigeria. The ban follows President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive for the closure of...
Nigerian arrested trying to dupe Indian businessman
A 40-year-old Nigerian has been arrested by Indian police for trying to dupe a businessman. The police arrested the 40-year-old Nigerian and are on the lookout...
Last crew member rescued from capsized MV Golden Ray
Rescue workers on Monday freed the final crew member trapped inside a South Korean cargo vessel that flipped on its side off the coast of Georgia, the U.S. Coast...
Buhari orders evacuation of Nigerians from South Africa
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the voluntary evacuation of Nigerians in South Africa. The President gave this directive after receiving the report of the...
Navy arrests two vessels for illegal fishing
Operatives of the Nigerian Navy have arrested two fishing trawlers for alleged illegal activities in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The Nigerian flagged vessels...
Shell says it loses N202m daily to oil thieves, vandals
The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has disclosed that it loses about N202 million daily in revenue to the activities of criminals in the Niger Delta....
FG assures of improved airport security
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has reaffirmed the commitment of the Federal Government to improve on safety and security at the nation’s airports...
