China grants economic aid to Djibouti, site of overseas military base

By Jite Eriabie  China on Thursday offered loans to Djibouti, the site of its first overseas…

Search for missing Argentine submarine reaches critical phase 

By Jite Eriabie  The search for an Argentine navy submarine missing in the South Atlantic for…

Canada fines three ships for violating speed limit

By Jite Eriabie  Transport Canada has issued three more CAD 6,000 penalties to vessels for alleged…

Rice importation drops to 21,000 MT from 644,131MT in two years

The Federal Government yesterday said rice importation from Thailand had dropped from 644,131 Metric Tonnes to…

Asia-West Africa trade begin recovery 

The outlook for the Asia-West Africa trade is improving, but there is much ground still to…

Italy apologises for hasty burial of Nigerian women migrants

The federal government says the Italian embassy in Nigeria has tendered an apology for burying the…

Council restates commitment to controversial auto policy

The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) has dismissed insinuations that the Federal Government has…

Global container shipping capacity crosses the 21m TEU barrier

The global containership fleet hit 21m teu of capacity this month, however, fleet growth has slowed…

U.S. Navy plane crashes off Japan

A U.S. Navy transport plane carrying 11 people crashed in the Philippine Sea south of Japan…

PHOTOS: FEC meeting

Unions ground Dana Air over alleged anti-labour practices

By Oluwatoyin Amao   Dana Air Limited Aviation operation was on Tuesday grounded by aviation unions over alleged anti- labour…

Senate postpones debate on 2018 Appropriation Bill

The Senate on Tuesday rescheduled its planned debate on the 2018 Appropriation Bill submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari.…