China defends encounter with Australian warships in South China Sea

China’s Defense Ministry has said its naval vessels acted professionally and lawfully in an encounter with…

Trump slams OPEC for high crude oil prices

United States President, Donald Trump, has criticized the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) for rising…

2018 budget: Osinbajo laments delay 7 months after

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has lamented the delayed passage of the 2018 budget by the National…

Rockets hit Tripoli airport, damages passenger jet

Libya’s main airport was hit by rockets on Thursday, which damaged a plane as it was…

EFCC witnesses testify against Chinese in $300,000 money laundering suit

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has presented three witnesses in the trial of a…

FG loses N2.5bn annually to gas flaring

BudgIT Nigeria, a civic technology organisation, has said the Federal Government loses N2.5 billion annually to…

Trade war: Lagarde warns against harming trade, investment

IMF Chief, Christine Lagarde, on Thursday said governments must take care, even when there are disagreements,…

Port of Antwerp’s volumes continue rising

Driven by a strong growth in the container volumes, the port of Antwerp recorded its best…

Russian billionaire to lose $492m expedition yacht in divorce

A London court ordered the seizure of a luxury $492 million yacht owned by a Russian…

Stranded seafarers return home after four months

16 crew members of the Bahrain-flagged containership Avonmoor have received their wages and returned home to…

Steel Tariffs: Russia request compensation from U.S

Russia is demanding compensation from the United States for its decision to impose worldwide tariffs on…

FOU Zone ‘B’ impounds N65m rice, vegetable oil in Kaduna

The Nigeria Customs Service Federal Operation Unit, Zone ‘B’ has impounded 1,500 bags of smuggled rice…