Buhari reacts to Obasanjo’s endorsement of Atiku

  President Muhammadu Buhari has dismissed the endorsement of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar by ex-President Olusegun…

Reps ask Customs to return rice seized in Kano

The House of Representatives has directed the Nigerian Customs Service to return the large quantity of…

I did not graduate with First Class from UNN – Kachikwu

  The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, has described as false and…

15 dead as riverboat sinks in DR Congo

At least 15 people drowned when an overcrowded and dilapidated riverboat sank in northwest DR Congo,…

U.S. Coast Guard rescues 10 from disabled cargo ship in Atlantic Ocean

A U.S. Coast Guard aircrew aboard am HC-130 Hercules airplane from Air Station Elizabeth City, North…

Pakistan quits anti-piracy task force amid worsening US ties

Pakistan’s navy is no longer part of the counterpiracy Combined Task Force (CTF) that operates in…

Panama Canal sets new annual tonnage record

The Panama Canal closed its 2018 fiscal year (FY 2018) with a record tonnage of 442.1…

Minimum wage: Labour unions accuse Ngige of being ‘economical with the truth’ 

By Omotilewa Quadri  Organised Labour has reacted to claims by the Minister of Labour and Employment,…

Buhari signs new Executive Order on offshore assets tax 

  The Muhammadu Buhari administration is stepping up the regulations on money laundering and tax evasion…

Manufacturers: Nigeria loses N1bn weekly to steel smuggling

The Galvanized Iron and Steel Manufacturers Association (GISMA) has said that the Federal Government was losing…

South Korea to bail out distressed shipping companies 

South Korea’s state-run company Korea Ocean Business Corp (KOBC) has revealed its intentions to support financially…

Hong Kong unveils incentives for maritime sector

Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam announced a raft of incentives and measures for the maritime…