NNPC blames marketers for fuel scarcity, says it can account for crude oil 

  The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has blamed the current petroleum scarcity in the country…

Navy rescues 4 Chinese kidnapped from fishing trawler  

The Nigerian Navy in Lagos has said it rescued four Chinese men from kidnappers around Igbokoda area…

Four dead, 240 rescued from sunken ferry off Philippines

By Jite Eriabie  Four out of over 250 passengers of M/V Mercaft 3 ferry have died after…

6 suspected Somali pirates held in Seychelles face 30 years in prison

By Jite Eriabie  Six Somali nationals who were transferred to Seychelles after being caught attacking a…

US to blacklist 10 more ships over North Korea cargo

The United States is looking to blacklist another ten ships for carrying banned cargo from North…

APM Terminals, ASPA earmark USD49.5m Alabama port expansion 

By Jite Eriabie  The Alabama State Port Authority (ASPA) and APM Terminals (APMT) have announced a…

China is a distorted state-run economy, says EU 

By Jite Eriabie  The European Union introduced new rules on Wednesday to guard against excessively cheap imports and…

Iraq begins takeover of oilfield from Shell

By Jite Eriabie   Iraq on Thursday took the first step towards taking over the giant Majnoon…

Senate to probe ‘wastage’ of seized goods by Customs 

  The Senate on Wednesday resolved to set up an ad-hoc committee to investigate allegations of…

Pirates kidnap 10 crew from ship in Niger Delta 

  Pirates have kidnapped ten crew members from a bulk carrier off the coast of the…

PHOTOS: NPA confers long service award on staff

Italy judge orders Shell, Eni to stand trial on alleged corruption in Nigeria

  An Italian judge has ordered Royal Dutch Shell and Eni to stand trial over alleged…