Justice Rilwan Aikawa of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday dismissed an application by…
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Libyan coast guard intercepts nearly 300 migrants east of Tripoli
Libya’s coastguard intercepted 299 migrants from sub-Saharan African countries on two rubber boats east of Tripoli…
Sokoto Customs rakes in N829.4m in 6 months
The Nigeria Customs Service, Sokoto Area Command says in six months, it made 103 seizures including 39…
Nigeria records high number of Libyan returnees in October
A total of 826 Nigerians stranded in Libya, en route Europe, voluntarily returned from the North African…
Cargo ship sinks with 10 Turkish crew in Black Sea
A cargo ship sank in the Black Sea off Istanbul on Wednesday and a search and…
Buhari announces plan to appoint more ministers
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday announced that he plans to expand the Federal Executive Council, an…
Nigeria improves to 145th position in World Bank’s “Doing Business” report
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that he is delighted at the World Bank’s latest “Doing…
Woman bags 10 years jail for cocaine trafficking
A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Tuesday convicted and sentenced a 56 year-old woman, Modinat…
Armed pirates board tanker off Indonesia
By Jite Eriabie Five pirates armed with knives boarded an oil tanker, identified as GP T2, on…
MOL records 18% drop in first half profit
By Jite Eriabie Japan “big three” shipowner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) reported a half-year net profit…
FG rakes in N797bn VAT revenue in 10 months
The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, on Tuesday in Abuja disclosed that revenue from Value Added…