Category: News
Amaechi’s security chief dies of electric shock in Kaduna
Tony Iwelu, the chief security officer (CSO) to the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, is dead. Iwelu died on Monday following an electric shock in his...
Nigeria lost N230bn to oil theft in 2019 – NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Tuesday said the nation lost about $750 million to oil theft in 2019. The amount is about N230 billion at...
Inflation hits 12.1%, highest in 21 months
Nigeria’s consumer price index, which measures inflation, rose to 12.13% in January; hitting its highest point in 21 months. According to data released by the...
Senate confirms Capt. Nuhu as NCAA Director General
The Senate Tuesday confirmed the nomination of Captain Musa Shuaibu Nuhu for appointment as Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). This...
Missiles hit Tripoli port
Eastern Libyan forces said they attacked the seaport of Libya’s capital on Tuesday to target a weapons depot, signaling a new escalation in the battle for...
Ghost ship washes ashore in Ireland
An abandoned cargo ship has washed up in Ireland after more than a year adrift in the North Atlantic. The M/V Alta first made made headlines in October 2018...
Port of Rotterdam throughput flat in 2019
Throughput at the Port of Rotterdam remained flat in 2019 amid “significant underlying shifts” in the various commodity sectors served by the Europe’s...
3 men docked in Apapa for phone theft
Three men, Emmanuel Dennis (19), Chidiebere Ezenwa (18) and Stanley Kalu (18), were on Tuesday arraigned before an Apapa Magistrate’s Court for allegedly...
Truck driver assaults wife, resists arrest by police
A 54-year-old truck driver, Adewole Ijaogbomo, was on Tuesday arraigned before an Apapa Magistrate’s Court for allegedly assaulting his wife and unlawfully...
Amaechi’s security aide dies of electric shock in Kaduna
Tony Iwelu, the chief security officer (CSO) to the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, is dead. Iwelu died on Monday following an electric shock...
Inflation hits 12.1%, highest in 21 months
Nigeria’s consumer price index, which measures inflation, rose to 12.13% in January; hitting its highest point in 21 months. According to data released by the...
Senate confirms Capt. Nuhu as NCAA Director General
The Senate Tuesday confirmed the nomination of Captain Musa Shuaibu Nuhu for appointment as Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). This...
