Should government increase value added tax to pay N30, 000 minimum wage?

My response to this question puts my thoughts into a dilemma. With every sense of consideration…

Should the Council for Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) be scrapped since it has failed to sanitize the industry after over 10 years?

Scrapping it is illegal and abuse of the principle of rule of law. Don’t forget that…

WEEKEND XTRA: Why women were considered bad luck on ships 

Sailors believed the presence of women aboard a ship would anger the sea gods and cause…

Nigeria shuts land borders for supplementary polls

The Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd) has ordered the closure of the land…

71 – mostly women and children – die in Iraq ferry disaster

A ferry overloaded with people celebrating the Kurdish new year and Mother’s Day capsized in the…

Captain of crashed Ethiopian Airline Boeing 737 Max 8 plane not trained, colleague reportedly claims

The captain of the crashed Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET302 did not practice on a new simulator…

Pilots searched for checklist 20 seconds to Lion Air crash

Indonesian investigators on Thursday said the cockpit voice recorder from a crashed Lion Air Boeing Co…

Nigeria closes borders tomorrow for supplementary polls

The Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd) has ordered the closure of the land…

Navy seizes ship, arrests 12 crew members for oil bunkering

The Forward Operating Base (FOB) of the Nigerian Navy based in Ibaka, Akwa Ibom State has…

Maersk sells off $1bn stake in Total

The AP Moller–Maersk Group has sold its stake in French oil and gas company Total for…

Insurer TT Club says one major containership fire occurs every 60 days

A major containership fire occurs every 60 days it has been estimated as insurer TT Club…

NNPC issues 2019-2020 crude oil swap tender

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has issued its 2019-2020 crude-for-product swap tender. In a post…