Oil majors Total SA, ENI SpA and ConocoPhillips signed an agreement with Nigeria’s state oil firm Wednesday solidifying a deal for a US$2 billion (�1.5 billion) natural gas plant in the country’s southern oil region, a senior official said. Martin … read more
A shortage of aviation fuel in Nigeria has caused airlines to cancel or delay hundreds of domestic flights over the past week while British Airways planes are stopping in neighbouring Benin to refuel. Airports have been crammed with passengers desperate … read more
Director of Buhari Organisation, Engr. Buba Galadima has revealed that there are moves by the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to woo the former Presidential candidate of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.) over … read more
The House of Representa-tives yesterday ordered an audit of all military hardware in the country, with a view to ascertaining the state of equipment and aircraft in the fleet of the Nigerian Air Force. Shortly before the House adjourned yesterday … read more
THE recent three-day warning strike by workers in the oil industry under the auspices of their unions, the Petroleum and the Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), and National Union of Petroleum and National Gas Workers (NUPENG) calls … read more
LAGOS lawyer, Chief Gani Fawehinmi (SAN), said yesterday that President Olusegun Obasanjo has violated the Code of Conduct for Public Officers contained in the Fifth Schedule of the 1999 Constitution by owning substantial part of Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc … read more
More than 150 Virgin Nigeria flight passengers were stranded at the Johannesburg International Airport, on route to Nigeria following the airliner’s fears than it would not be able to find fuel in Nigeria after recent oil worker strikes. The flight … read more
Oil pipeline vandalism is on the rise in Nigeria, following a report that only a quarter of the petroleum depots in the country are working. The spate of foreign oil worker kidnappings in the Niger Delta is also linked to … read more
3. General. Following an increase in petty crime, armed robberies and incidents with Police on the Victoria/Ikoyi Islands of Lagos and the Lekki Axis the Police are to be conducting more ��stop and search�� checkpoints throughout the affected areas. Approach … read more
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday in Dubai, United Arab Emirate, said his agency will begin a large swoop on corrupt politicians, in its effort to stop corrupt Nigerians from participating in electioneering process. According to EFCC Chairman, Mallam … read more