Oluwatoyin Amao
NNPC, ExxonMobil plan increased crude output
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and ExxonMobil, its upstream joint venture partner, are seeking new measures to expand existing operational portfolio...
Combined Maritime Forces establish security corridor off Horn of Africa
The Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) has established a Maritime Security Transit Corridor to protect merchant ships off the Horn of Africa in response to recent attacks...
Freight rates weaken on Asia-West Africa trade route
A demand growth recovery in the Asia-West Africa container shipping trade inspired two new fortnightly services, but freight rates have responded poorly, shipping...
Military officers escape death as jetty collapses
The Commander of the Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta, Suleman Apochi, as well as top military chiefs and troops survived an accident as the Ikang River jetty...
Environmentalist decries sand filling of Lagos lagoons
An environmentalist, John Ekoko, on Wednesday decried the ongoing sand filling of Lagoons in some parts of Lagos State by the state government, warning against its...
China navy simulates ‘surprise attack’ near Korea
China’s navy and air force has carried out exercises near the Korean peninsula, practicing to defend against a “surprise attack” coming over the sea, Chinese state...
Venezuela: Armed men take tanker crew member hostage
A crew member of a crude oil tanker was taken hostage by five armed robbers who boarded the vessel on Friday while anchored at Puerto La Cruz Anchorage, Venezuela....
Environmentalist decries sand filling of Lagos lagoons
An environmentalist, John Ekoko, on Wednesday decried the ongoing sand filling of Lagoons in some parts of Lagos State by the state government, warning against its...
JTF commander, soldiers escape death as jetty collapses
The Commander of the Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta, Suleman Apochi, as well as top military chiefs and troops survived an accident as the Ikang River jetty...
Qatar commissions new port to circumvent Arab sanctions
Qatar inaugurated a new $7.4 billion port along its Gulf coast on Tuesday that officials said would become a regional transport hub and help shield its economy against...
800,000 face deportation as Trump ends DACA
Republican Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake were among the first lawmakers to announce their opposition Tuesday to the Trump administration’s decision to end the...
ITF aids repatriation of disputed ship crew
Five crew members of the ice breaker Polar Star have arrived home after being abandoned in the Canary Islands, according to ITF Seafarers. The Russian and Lithuanian...
