China firms eye infrastructure projects around Panama Canal

Chinese state firms have expressed an interest to develop land around the Panama Canal, the chief…

China Shipping Ports profit plunges 43% 

Cosco Shipping Ports (CSP) saw 2016 net profit drop by 43% to $247m from $429.3m previously…

Six ships arrive Lagos ports with petrol, other commodities

Three ships laden with petrol  are waiting to berth in Lagos ports, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA)…

West Africa Crude: Angolan cargoes traded, BPCL buys Nigerian crude

Several Angolan cargoes traded on Wednesday, while 2 million barrels of Nigerian oil found a home…

Some 146 migrants feared dead after shipwreck, sole survivor says

A rubber boat packed with 147 migrants sank in the Mediterranean and all but one of…

Madeira airport renamed after Ronaldo

The airport of Madeira, the Atlantic Ocean island birthplace of Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo, was renamed…

649 migrants drown in Mediterranean in 2017 – IOM

The International Organisation on Migration (IOM) said 128 migrants, comprising Nigerians and other West Africans, died…

DPR worries over increasing cases of fire outbreaks in filling stations

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has expressed worries over the increasing cases of fire outbreaks…

NNPC raises alarm over fake recruitment

The Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has raised the alarm on the existence…

PHOTOS: Buhari presides over FEC meeting

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday presided over the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the…

Dogara: Customs boss Ali uniform feud is a distraction

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Tuesday described the face-off between the…

Finally, UK triggers article 50 to activate EU divorce

British Prime Minister, Theresa May, has finally triggered article 50, which would activate UK’s departure from…