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Food Security: NAFDAC, NBMA Collaborate On GMOs
The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NAFDAC on proper regulation of Genetically Modified Foods (GM Foods) in ... -
South Africa Targets $10b 400, 000 bpd Capacity Refinery
While some African countries struggle with maintaining and structuring their refineries even for refined petroleum product for local consumption, South Africa wants the national oil companies ... -
Suspected Pirates Nabbed Off Somalia
Six suspected pirates were apprehended by the European Union’s antipiracy force off the coast of Somalia. EU NAVFOR Somalia’s flagship, the Italian vessel ITS Virginio Fasan, ... -
Japan Partner FG on Economic Growth
Nigeria and Japan have signed a N642 million grant, which Japan will provide, to assist the Federal Government’s economic development efforts. The Minister of ... -
Police Deploy GunBoats to Fight Pirates on Nigerian Waters
Nigeria’s police in southern oil rich Bayelsa had deployed 16 patrol gunboats and 6,000 policemen to tackle sea piracy and criminality in waterways to ensure ... -
Seafarers Mental Health: Is Suicide An Option?
The British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC, has produced a film that looks at the pressures faced by people working at sea, expressed through the eyes of ... -
Tin Can Impounds Container of Illicit Drugs
The Nigeria Customs Service has reiterated its desire to continue to build on the existing inter-Agency cooperation with all concerned regulatory Agencies, to ensure that ... -
MAN Oron Vital to Our Maritime Nation Status, Nigeria Deserves Category C Seat at IMO-Amaechi
The Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, has emphasized that the Maritime Academy of Nigeria, MAN, Oron, remains a vital component of what ... -
Nigeria Exports And Earns N69bn From solid minerals — NEITI
The Nigeria Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative, NEITI, has said Nigeria earned N69.2 billion from the solid minerals sector in 2015, an increase of 24 per ... -
Piracy: Six Suspects Detained Over Attacks in Somalia
Six suspected pirates were detained following attacks on a 52,000 tonne containership and a fishing vessel, which reportedly took place on November 17 and 18 in the Southern ...