Oil workers in the Eastern zone of the country on Wednesday endorsed an indefinite strike action to press home their demand for the reinstatement of seven of their members sacked by a Port Harcourt-based oil servicing firm. The decision to … read more
Youths of Ogoniland on Tuesday raised the stakes in their demand before oil exploration activities would resume in the area, 13 years after Shell was forced out. They say exploration would not be allowed to resume on their land except … read more
There were clear signs that Nigerians will participate in the next Grand Prix taking place in Portugal between November 22 and 26. Abdulraheem Olu Agunbiade, President, Automobile Sport Club of Nigeria and Managing Director, He Emenga Grand Prix hinted this … read more
Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has found himself in hot water after lawmakers from both chambers of the national assembly accused him of 127 impeachable offences. Controversy has rocked the Nigerian Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as lawmakers in both chambers of … read more
Long queues of vehicles resurfaced on Monday in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, as oil workers began a seven-day strike to press for the reinstatement of seven of their members laid off by a Port Harcourt-based oil servicing firm. … read more
Media reports have indicated that the erratic power supply in the country may give way to total blackout nationwide as workers of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) have planned to go on an indefinite strike as from June … read more
As part of the on-going restructuring exercise aimed at repositioning Federal Aviation Authority of Nigeria, the Federal Government has reportedly approved the sack of the about 171 workers, mainly from the Directorate of Airports Operations of the authority. It was … read more
RIVERS State Governor, Peter Odili, has threatened to arrest and prosecute some beneficiaries of the state’s transport scheme initiated in honour of the late First Lady, Mrs. Stella Obasanjo. Indication emerged in Port Harcourt yesterday that the governor had already … read more
MILITANTS in the Niger Delta are staying action on taking foreign oil workers hostage henceforth. Rather, they have decided to go after those they call their real enemies. Spokesperson for the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), … read more
GENERAL. NITEL workers strike over unpaid salaries. On the 5th of June 2006 the workers of Nigerian Telecommunications Limited began an indefinite strike over the arrears in payment of their salaries. It appears that they have not been paid for … read more