Naira crashes further against dollar at parallel market

The Naira on Thursday depreciated at the parallel market, exchanging at N368 to the dollar. The…

Amaechi calls for stringent penalties for traffic offenders

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has called for introduction of stringent penalties for those who…

Greek shipowners ask EU to back shortsea shipping

Greece’s shortsea shipowners went to Brussels this month and called on Euro MPs to throw their…

Nigeria imported 5.56bn litres of petroleum products in Q3

Nigeria’s importation of refined petroleum products rose by  five percent  to 5.56 billion litres in the…

Senate probes NPA over N177bn ‘unremitted fund’ 

Senate on Wednesday resolved to probe the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) over an alleged unremitted N177…

Union tasks shipping agencies on workers’ welfare

The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has tasked the Shipping Association of Nigeria (SAN) to…

Police arrest alleged kidnappers of Customs officer

Seven suspected members of a gang have been arrested for allegedly abducting an Assistant Comptroller of…

2,000 illegal migrants, including Nigerians, drown in Med Sea 

An non-governmental organisation, the Migration Enlightenment Project Nigeria (MEPN) has said that over 2,000 illegal migrants,…

Navy intercepts N11.2m contraband rice, arrest six Cameroonians

The Nigerian Navy on Wednesday said it arrested six Cameroonians smuggling 700 bags of parboiled foreign…

NNS Pathfinder intercepts barges laden with N450m adulterated diesel

The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder, says it intercepted four barges laden with 1.75 million litres…

Customs impounds N572m goods in Kaduna

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘B’   Kaduna, on Wednesday said it…

Lion Air jet not airworthy before crash – Investigators

Indonesian investigators on Wednesday said the Lion Air 737 MAX jet that crashed into the Java…