Nigeria’s Q1 2022 GDP rises by 3.1% 

Nigeria’s economy grew 3.11 per cent in the first quarter of 2022, the National Bureau of Statistics…

China relaxes COVID-19 rules for its seafarers returning home 

China is loosening quarantine restrictions overseas for Chinese national crews returning home at the end of…

Chief engineer pleads guilty to cover-up, illegal ship discharge

The Chief Engineer of a foreign flagged bulk carrier has pleaded guilty in U.S. court to…

Amaechi is deceptive, APC chieftain blasts ex-Minister 

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Niger State, Jonathan Vatsa has accused former…

Importers groan as naira slides to N610 per dollar

The naira slid to N610 to a dollar over the weekend at the parallel market in…

NDLEA arrests Amaechi, impounds cocaine hidden in 12 tyres at Port Harcourt airport

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 24 parcels of cocaine concealed in 12…

Stakeholders demand dissolution of parastatal boards ‘hurriedly’ inaugurated by Amaechi 

Stakeholders in the maritime industry have called on the Federal Government to dissolve the Boards of…

Navy arrests 22, recovers 6m litres of stolen crude

The Nigerian Navy said it’s operatives on internal security operations in the Niger Delta region have…

ILO adopts new minimum wage for seafarers

A subcommittiee of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has agreed to raise the minimum wage for…

Three killed, two missing as tug sinks off Italy

Three people died and two were still missing after a tugboat sank off the southern Italian…

Customs to resume VIN valuation policy on imported vehicles Friday

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) will resume implementation of the suspended the vehicle inspection number (VIN)…

Customs intercepts truck with smuggled grains 

In its quest to comply with the Federal Government directives aimed at ensuring food security in…