Rescue workers fish out three of 10 crew members caught in last week’s oil vessel explosion and fire at Ukpokiti Terminal.
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Nigerian oil vessel on fire with 10 crew aboard
Shebah Exploration and Production Company Ltd reports its Nigerian oil vessel on fire at the Ukpokiti Terminal, near Escravos on the Lagos Coast.
Nigeria created forex-earning opportunities in 2021
Policy successes: I got a funny stare when I suggested to a group that Nigeria created five forex-earning opportunities in 2022.
European companies to recruit skilled labour from Enugu
Ten European companies will on 8 November launch a youth programme in Enugu to train, empower and recruit skilled labour.
Okonjo-Iweala appoints 4 DGs for WTO
World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala appoints four new DGs today 4 May 2021. She tapped former WTO permanent representatives (from France and China) and two outsiders from USA and Costa Rica.
Nigeria suspends cargo exports from Lagos ports
Management of Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) suspends cargo exports from Lagos Ports for two weeks to free Apapa traffic gridlock.
Nigeria reopens Seme border post, 3 others
Nigeria today, 16 December 2020, reopens Seme and three other major land borders, 14 months after they were all shut.
Nigeria wins relief from $10Bn London judgement debt
Nigeria wins temporary relief from execution of judgement debt by a London arbitration court by presenting evidence of fraud in a gas supply and processing agreement.
Workers panic over Shoprite’s imminent exit from Nigeria
Shoprite closes operations in Nigeria after 15 years, throwing workers into a panic about an uncertain future with a new owner
Okonjo-Iweala rebukes competitors for lack of grace
Nigeria’s candidate for WTO director general, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala rebukes her competitors for wrongly criticizing her qualifications to lead the WTO