In new EU sea mission, ships not obliged to bring migrants to Italy

The European Union’s border agency Frontex launched a new Mediterranean operation called Themis on Thursday, removing…

90 migrants feared dead in shipwreck off Libya – IOM

An estimated 90 migrants are feared to have drowned off the coast of Libya after a…

China urges U.S. not to “politicise” trade issues

China’s Ministry of Commerce Thursday urged the United States not to “politicise” economic and trade issues…

Shell earnings more than double in 2017

Royal Dutch Shell’s profit more than doubled in 2017 to $16 billion, the highest since the…

NNPC calls for private investment to help build pipelines

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Maikanti Baru, on Wednesday…

Rice smuggling: FG to stop Customs from raiding markets

The Federal Government is planning to stop the Nigerian Customs Service from raiding markets to seize…

LCCI, MAN seeks review of gas price, lament dollar payment

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has called on the Federal Government to review its…

Oil falls on higher inventories, but January gains still strong

Oil prices fell for a third day on Wednesday after data that showed U.S. inventories rose…

Cuba agrees Algerian fuel imports after Venezuelan oil shipment slide

Cuba said on Tuesday it had signed a deal with Algeria to import fuel over the…

PHOTOS: Buhari presides over FEC meeting

Airbus A321LR long-range jet takes maiden flight

The A321LR, a long-range version of Airbus’s largest and newest single-aisle jet, made its maiden flight…

PHOTOS: Buhari returns to Abuja