The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, on Monday, said 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the United Nations.…
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Year: 2019
Buhari allows 8 foreign trips a year for ministers
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, placed ceiling on foreign trips every minister can make in a year. According to the…
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Liberian-flagged Container Ship Runs Aground
The Liberian-flagged container ship Songa Iridium suffered engine failure while sailing south in the Bosphorus and ran aground ashore in Istanbul, Turkey,…
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Cabin crew could prolong walkout at Lufthansa’s Germanwings
Cabin crew at Lufthansa subsidiary Germanwings began a planned three-day strike Monday, with their union warning the industrial dispute…
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African swine fever: China bans pig imports from Indonesia
China’s customs have banned imports of pigs, wild boars, and other related products from Indonesia as a result of African…
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Completed, Apapa-Ojota road to last for 40 years– Fashola
The Apapa-Oshodi-Oworonsoki-Ojota highway network when completed will last for 40 years. The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola,…
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We did not scam anyone – MWUN
The leadership of Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has debunked allegation that It scammed the disengaged dock workers due…
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FG, States, Others Abandon 6500 Containers at Seaports
Abiola Seun States and federal governments and other importers using the seaports have abandoned cargoes worth several billions of Naira…
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Med-View Airline incident, AIB releases preliminary report
Preliminary report on the serious incident involving a Boeing 737-500 aircraft owned and operated by Med-View Airline on July 23…
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Demurrage: Customs broker seeks 30-day grace period from shipping companies
Segun Oladipupo & Chinazor Megbolu A Customs broker has called on the federal government to prevail on shipping companies and…
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Car bomb kills 78, injures 128 in busy area
A massive car bomb exploded in a busy area of Mogadishu on Saturday, leaving at least 78 people dead and…
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Ogoni clean-up project: No sign of clean up – NGO
Segun Oladipupo | A Non-Government Organisation (NGO), Ogoni Liberation Initiative (OLI) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to review the…
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Customs intercepts $1b cocaine shipment
Uruguayan authorities seized a record haul of 4.4 tonnes of cocaine at the port of Montevideo in what the…
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Agric sub-sectors will play significant role in government’s 100-million job programme – NIAS
The most commercialised of all the Nigeria’s agricultural sub-sectors with a current net worth of N1.6 trillion, will play…
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MARITIME THIS WEEK : Recap of News and Events
MONDAY DECEMBER 23, 2019 Abiodun OBA | This medium started the week with an editorial opinion captioned “CVFF disbursement: Ending…
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FID, vote of confidence in the Nigerian economy – NNPC
The Final Investment Decision (FID) on construction of Train 7 of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) by the Nigerian…
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Gridlock: Lagos begins improvement of junctions in four locations
In fulfilment of its promise to unlock traffic gridlock in the 60 trouble zones identified at the beginning of…
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FAAN Security apprehends intruder at MMA
A 25-year-old man was apprehended around the airfield by Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Aviation Security (AVSEC) personnel manning…
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China launches rocket for planned mission to Mars in 2020
One of the world’s most powerful rockets was on Friday, launched by China in a major step forward for its…
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Italy: Home grown Marijuana legal
Growing cannabis in your home is no longer illegal, as long as it is in small amounts for personal…
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