Africa’s problems enormous, not insurmountable, Buhari declares at maritime conference 

By Foster Obi in Abuja  Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has said that the problem plaguing the…

Niger Delta pirates strike again, abduct eight seafarers 

Eight crewmembers have been kidnapped by armed Niger Delta pirates from an offshore tug off the…

West Africa loses $1.3bn annually to illegal fishing, says Dogara

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has stated that Illegal Unreported and Unregulated…

Customs redeploys 48 Comptrollers

The Nigeria Customs Service on Thursday announced a major re-shuffle of its management, as the Comptroller-General,…

Lagos airport records second accident in 48 hours as two Air Peace planes collide 

Less than 48 hours after an Aero Contractor aircraft was engulfed in smoke while trying to…

Airforce, NDLEA officials in gun duel at Lagos airport

Men of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) and National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) engaged one…

Buhari appoints Bello NEXIM Bank MD

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Abubakar Abba Bello as the new Managing Director…

Man arrested for smuggling sperm

Thai authorities arrested a man trying to smuggle six vials of sperm into Laos, a customs…

FG inaugurates committee to expand trade with other countries

The Federal Government in a bid to expand Nigeria’s trade with other countries of the world…

Oil theft: Navy releases four boats, 1,555 kegs to NSCDC

The Nigerian Navy (NN) on Thursday handed over four wooden boats containing 972 drums and 594…

Adeosun says Nigeria must tap its non-oil revenues

Nigeria plans to get out of recession by boosting government revenues and cracking down on corruption,…

Whistleblower gets $1m in largest-ever ‘magic pipe’ pollution case

A U.S. District Judge in Miami on Wednesday sentenced Princess Cruise Lines Ltd to pay a…