5 dead, 50 missing as smugglers throw 180 migrants into Yemen sea- IOM

At least five migrants drowned and 50 went missing Thursday when people smugglers forced 180 Africans…

OPEC output rises in July

Crude oil production by OPEC members increased slightly in July, including Saudi Arabia, which had championed…

Qatar offers visa-free entry to 80 nationalities

Qatar, isolated by its neighbours in a diplomatic crisis, announced on Wednesday a visa-free entry programme…

IYC issues 90-Day ultimatum to oil companies to relocate headquarters to Niger Delta

The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has issued a 90-day ultimatum to international oil companies (IOCs) operating…

CBN releases $425m trapped funds to foreign airlines

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has…

540 Nigerians to be deported from Libya today

No fewer than 540 Nigerians are set for deportation from Libya, beginning from today, Julie Okah-Donli,…

Pipelines surveillance: NUPENG commend FG’s move to employ Niger Delta youths

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) on Wednesday applauded Federal Government’s move…

Nigeria airline business may pick up, says British Airways 

British Airways’ Regional Commercial Manager, West Africa, Kola Albakri has said that Nigeria airline business has…

Most African migrants in Libya prey to abuse, torture, rape – Oxfam

Most African migrants suffer abuse, torture and rape as they cross lawless Libya in pursuit of…

Thousand migrants saved after being left in Niger desert

Rescue teams have saved a thousand African migrants abandoned by people smugglers in the Niger part…

German police find migrants hiding on train near Austrian border

German police found a group of 12 shivering migrants hiding on a freight train near the…

New Panama Canal tolls to start on 1 October

Panama’s Cabinet Council on Tuesday officially approved a proposal to modify the Panama Canal tolls structure, and the…