Category: News
NNPC, NSCDC strengthen partnership to curb pipeline vandalism
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have pledged to work together to checkmate the activities of...
NCDMB reduces oil and gas expatriates by 80%
The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Simbi Wabote, says that the number of expatriates working in the Nigerian oil and gas...
MSC Gülsün, world’s largest containership, returns to Europe
MSC Gülsün, the world’s largest containership, has arrived in Europe after completing its maiden voyage from the north of China, Swiss Mediterranean Shipping Company...
Iran warns U.S. against seizing oil tanker released by Gibraltar
Iran warned the U.S. against apprehending a supertanker carrying the Middle East country’s oil and said it couldn’t be clear on the ship’s ultimate destination,...
Scotland to nationalize Ferguson Marine Shipyard
The Scottish Government has reached an agreement with administrators to take the Ferguson Marine shipyard in Port Glasgow into public control. The deal will enable...
Reps panel threatens to arrest Emefiele over port probe
The House of Representatives has threatened to invoke its constitutional powers against the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, over...
Babatunde Fowler not under Probe – Presidency
The Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Babatunde Fowler, is not under any investigation, the presidency said on Monday, denying the imputations...
Buhari asks ministers chart new course for Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday challenged Ministers-designate to reflect and assess the country’s position in 2015 and now so as to chart a course for the...
Diezani begs court to order release of her $40m jewelry
A former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has urged the court to order the return of her 2,149 pieces of jewelry and a customized gold iPhone,...
Inida arrests South African woman $2.86m heroin at Delhi airport
A South African woman was arrested on Monday for carrying heroin worth $2.86 million (20 crore Indian Rupees) at the international airport in India’s capital,...
Spain offers ports to stranded migrant boat
Spain on Monday repeated its offer to allow 107 migrants stranded for more than two weeks in the Mediterranean to land in a Spanish port but it criticized Italy for...
Ferry runs aground off Spain
Almost 400 passengers have been evacuated from a Balearia-operated ferry after the vessel ran aground near the Port of Denia in the late evening hours of August...
