New regulation forbids denial of shore access to seafarers

By Jite Eriabie  Public authorities are no longer allowed to refuse shore access to a ship’s…

Investigators to raise seaplane that killed British exec, family 

By Jite Eriabie  Australia’s transport safety investigation agency said on Tuesday it plans to raise a…

Sanctions having ‘big impact’ on North Korea – Trump

By Jite Eriabie  Sanctions and other pressure are beginning to have a “big impact” on North…

Kenya’s first commercial cargo train begins operations

The first commercial cargo train arrived in Nairobi on Monday at the ultra-modern inland container depot which was…

ICTSI commits $25m for projects in 2018 

By Jite Eriabie  Philippines-based International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) is committing an additional $25m to…

Irish firm orders world’s largest cruise ferry

By Jite Eriabie  Irish Continental Group (ICG) has placed an order with German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesselschaft…

Commendation for the capital market

The recent surge of bad news in the Nigerian media space and the sad fuel scarcity…

A review of 2017 and cursory look into 2018

By Lakinbofa Goodluck The New Year is here with so much hope and expectations. Individuals, groups…

Buhari: We’ll end rice importation, boost rail transport in 2018

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday set an ambitious target in his New Year message to end the…

Buhari to commission Kaduna dry port on Thursday

  President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday commission the Kaduna Inland Dry Port in Kakuri, Kaduna. A statement…

EFCC: Patience Jonathan’s $15.5m stolen from NIMASA, ONSA

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has told the Federal High Court in Lagos…

Senate blames NNPC, marketers for fuel scarcity

The Senate Committee on Petroleum Downstream has blamed the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and marketers…