BY GODWIN OBI The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), has said supplies from Nigeria-based world’s largest single-train Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals will put pressure on the performance of Europe’s oil industry, especially the Northwest Europe (NWE) Gasoil. OPEC in its newly released monthly Oil Market Report for June 2024,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Nigeria’s seaports are at risk of congestion due to the absence of a functional rail system for evacuating cargo to the hinterland, Pius Akutah, Executive Secretary/CEO of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), has said. Speaking in Lagos on Thursday at a sensitisation programme organised by the Council,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A devastating explosion and fire on a wooden cargo boat in Bayelsa waterways has claimed the lives of 20 people, with many more still unaccounted for. The boat, carrying over 64 passengers and crew, as well as farm produce, was en route to Swali market in YenagoaContinue Reading
Nigeria Customs Service Comptroller-General, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi GODWIN OBI The Comptroller General, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adeniyi, says the service will begin implementation of the duty waiver on imported foods in a week. Adeniyi made this known on Tuesday in Abuja during a combined news conference by the headsContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The League of Maritime Editors and Publishers (LOME) has concluded plans to hold a seminar on the nation’s marine and blue economy. The seminar which is targeted at x-raying the journey of the marine and blue economy in about one year of having a separate Ministry isContinue Reading
President of the League Chief Timothy Paul Okorocha BY GODWIN OBI The League of Maritime Editors and Publishers (LOME) has concluded plans to hold a seminar on the nation’s marine and blue economy. The seminar which is targeted at x-raying the journey of the marine and blue economy in about oneContinue Reading
…Intercepts drug consignments in baby food tins, clothes going to US, UK BY GODWIN OBI Operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted five different shipments of opioids and other psychoactive substances, such as promethazine, pentazocine, diazepam, tramadol and morphine concealed in cloths and other items meant forContinue Reading
The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, is dead His son Jide Iwuanyanwu confirmed the development. According to a statement, Jide said the 82-year-old Iwuanyanwu died on Thursday after a brief illness. “The Iwuanyanwu family of Umuohii Atta, in Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State, announces theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted seven containers bearing 1,229,400 bottles of codeine syrup worth over N9.8 billion at Onne Port, Rivers State. NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja, said that the seizureContinue Reading
OLADEJI WITH OTHER OFFICERS By GODWIN OBIThe Federal Operations Unit (FOU) zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service on Thursday announced seizures of bullet proofs, drugs and other items worth N3.6bn in the month of June alone.This was disclosed by the Area Controller of the Unit, Comptroller I.K Oladeji atContinue Reading