Ghana: Finance ministry warns country stands to lose $3.8bn over controversial anti-LGBTQ Bill
Ghanaian leader, Nana Akufo-Addo. Ghana's finance ministry has warned the country stands to lose a substantial amount of financing from international banks estimated at USD$ billion over the next five…
Nigeria tracks down bunker vessel, holds it on oil theft charges
The Nigerian Navy reports it tracked and subsequently arrested a Panama-registered bunker vessel which it is accusing of oil theft. They tracked the vessel offshore before apprehending it with 13…
WTO e-commerce tariff moratorium wins temporary reprieve
The World Trade Organisation’s moratorium on customs duties on digital transmissions, a key pillar of internet development for decades, won a last-minute reprieve on Friday, but the deal will force…
Activists urge Nigeria to delay Shell’s $2.4 billion sale of assets in deeply polluted Niger Delta
FILE: A member of Shell staff on the Bonga offshore oil Floating Production Storage Local activists and international environmental groups want Nigeria's government to delay approving the sale of oil…
Oil prices expected to remain tethered near $80/ barrel
Analysts were less bullish on oil in February for a fourth straight month, with ample supplies seen holding prices near $80 a barrel this year as the Middle East conflict…
Reps dismiss petition against NPA MD, Bello-Koko
Managing Director/CEO, Nigerian Ports Authority, Mohammed Bello-Koko. The House of Representatives, Nigeria’s lower legislative chamber has dismissed a petition against the Managing Director/CEO, of the Nigeria Ports Authority NPA, Mohammed…
Capacity Building: NIMASA delivers Marine Institute building to UNIPORT
DG NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, OFR (3rd right) presents keys of the ultra-modern complex housing the Institute of Marine and Transport Technology donated by the agency to the Deputy Vice…
We facilitate IOCs’ divestment not hinder process – NNPC Ltd
From left: GCEO NNPC Ltd., Mr. Mele Kyari in a handshake with the Chairman, NNPC Limited Board, Chief Pius Akinyelure during the opening ceremony of the Nigeria International Energy Summit…
Advancements: NCC seeks stakeholders’ synergy on risk, threat management
CEO, NCC, Dr. Aminu Maida. The Nigerian Communications Commission NCC has made a strong for collaborations and synergy with all the categories of operators and stakeholders in the telecommunications industry…
Nigeria Customs probes stampede at food disposal venue…Pledges to assist victims’ families
The Nigeria Customs Service has launched a full- scale investigation into last Friday’s stampede at the old zonal headquarters, Yaba, Lagos, venue of its food disposal initiative, which led to…
