PHOTOS: 77 women graduate from INTELS empowerment scheme

Pictorial highlights of the graduation of 77 women from the Women Empowerment Programme Scheme Synergy (WEPSS)…

EU, Japan to sign massive trade deal

The European Union’s top officials arrived in Japan on Tuesday to sign the single market’s biggest…

U.S. says China overloading poor nations with debt

  The Head of U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), Ray Washburne, on Monday said China…

NNPC, Cross River to set up 14MW oil palm-biodiesel project

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Monday said it had commenced a stakeholders’ engagement ahead…

Eight migrants found dead in truck 

Eight migrants, mostly children, suffocated to death trapped in a refrigerator truck carrying around 100 people…

Cargo ship sinks off Shanghai

Ten mariners are reported missing following a collision between a tanker identified as Yong An and…

Antwerp port throughput rise 7% in H1

Record-setting volume of over 1m teu in May helped the Port of Antwerp to gain on…

FRSC to bar trucks, tankers off Lagos bridges

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Monday says efforts are being made to place bars…

IMF warns trade tensions may hinder global growth

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday said the world’s economy is still expected to grow…

MWUN blames closure of businesses in Apapa on dilapidated roads

The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has decried the dilapidated state of Apapa road in…

Italy relocates rescued migrants to EU states

  The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Monday said hundreds of migrants stranded in the Mediterranean…

United Airlines to buy four 787 dreamliners

United Airlines on Monday said it would buy four new Boeing 787-9 wide-body jetliners, as the…