As IMO meets, world expects bold goals on cutting emissions from shipping

By Jite Eriabie  The whole world would be watching the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in 2018,…

Armed men open fire on ship off Yemen

By Jite Eriabie  A product tanker was fired upon while underway some 33 nautical miles South…

Protest greets arrival of French President in Burkina Faso

President Emmanuel Macron of France told African youths on Tuesday that he belonged to a new…

Maersk bolsters Executive Board with top brass 

By Jite Eriabie  As part of its efforts aimed at focusing its business operations on shipping and…

Bunkering vessel arrested in Singapore

By Jite Eriabie   The 4,000 dwt bunkering tanker UE Star has been detained in Singapore waters,…

PHOTOS: Buhari departs for Abidjan

Auto dealers seek slash of vehicle tariff to 20 percent

Members of the Association of Motor Dealers of Nigeria (AMDON) on Tuesday pleaded with the Federal…

Egypt scraps forex restrictions for importers

Egypt’s central bank removed caps on deposits and withdrawals of foreign currency for importers on Tuesday,…

Amnesty wants probe into Shell’s alleged role in Ogoni rights abuse

Amnesty International has called for a criminal investigation into the alleged role of Royal Dutch Shell…

Reps seeks to curb deaths at railway crossing

The House of Representatives has called on the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) to provide railway level crossing…

NNPC goes tough on filling stations under-dispensing petroleum products

The Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Retail, Yemi Adetunji, on Tuesday warned filling stations under-dispensing…

31 migrants fall into the Mediterranean, eaten by sharks during rescue operation

At least 31 migrants died and 200 were rescued after they were set on by sharks…