Ease of Doing Business: Nigeria slips on World Bank’s ranking

Nigeria dropped a spot on the latest World Bank Ease of Doing Business ranking released on…

Minimum wage: Labour rejects governors’ N22,500; demands N66,500

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected N22,500 as the minimum wage adopted by state governors.…

Brexit: EU states okay draft tariff rates on WTO quotas

  European Union (EU) ambassadors on Wednesday, agreed on draft tariff rates that the bloc will…

Another batch of 141 Nigerian migrants return from Libya

Another batch of 141 repatriated Nigerian migrants including 11 pregnant women arrived Lagos, late Tuesday, aboard…

Military helicopter crash kills 25 in Afghanistan

An army helicopter on Wednesday crashed in southwestern Afghanistan killing 25 people on board. Officials said…

Oil jumps ahead of U.S. sanctions on Iran

Crude oil prices on Wednesday jumped more than 1 percent as markets braced for the imposition…

Iraq to increase crude production output

Iraq’s oil ministry plans to increase Iraq’s oil output capacity and will support foreign energy companies…

Pirates open fire on LPG tanker off Congo

A group of armed pirates attacked an LPG tanker carrying out bunkering operations on Monday, 101…

IMO eyes tougher measures to reduce marine plastic litter from ships

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted an action plan which aims to enhance existing regulations and…

Port of Rotterdam records growth in container volume

The Port of Rotterdam has report that its total throughput dropped by 0.4% in the first…

EU Forces destroy vessel used by Somali pirates to attack ship 

Military personnel with the EU Naval Forces have destroyed a whaler that was used by Somali…

Abu Sayaaf seeking to kidnap seafarers off Sabah, ReCAAP warns 

ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ReCAAP ISC) on Tuesday warned that a group of Abu Sayaaf terrorists…