21 migrants die after boat sinks off Tunisia

  No fewer than 21 migrants have reportedly died after the boat carrying them sank off…

Egypt opens naval base close to border with Libya

  Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has inaugurated a large naval base on Saturday 135km from…

Nigeria releases seized Swiss ship after three years 

  The Nigerian government on Saturday returned a Swiss vessel, MT San Padre Pio, to the…

Commodity import index increases by 0.82 per cent in Q1 2021 

  The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) at the weekend said all commodity group import index…

Woman hides cocaine in private part 

  The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested one Anita Ogbonna, identified as a…

Boeing 737 cargo plane makes emergency landing on Pacific Ocean 

  A decades-old Boeing 737-200 cargo airplane with two people on board made an emergency nighttime…

Russian warplanes practice bombing ships in Black Sea

  Russian warplanes practiced bombing enemy ships in the Black Sea during training exercises, Russia said on…

Lagos shuts Ijora road for Apapa port rail connection 

  The Lagos State Government said it will divert traffic flow at Brewery and Ijora Level…

Navy arrests 97 stowaways onboard ships In Lagos

  The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Beecroft has arrested 97 suspected stowaways onboard different foreign merchant…

Amaechi seeks manslaughter penalty for railway vandals 

  The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Friday proposed the charge of manslaughter for anyone…

Customs seize N51m diesel, others 

  The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Federal Operations Unit, Zone D, Bauchi has said its operatives…

Container freight rates rise by 346%

  Container freight rates are continuing to rise to record levels due to ongoing disruption to…