Tension mounted in the oil industry in the Niger Delta region, on Saturday, less than 24 hours to the expiration of the ultimatum issued by the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta [MEND] for the expatriate oil workers to … read more
Nigeria must step up its measures to prevent further spread of the deadly bird flu virus, the UN has warned. The government needs to clamp down on the trade in poultry and intensify culling and movement controls, said two UN … read more
Nigeria’s federal government has accused the northern Kano State’s government of seeking foreign funding to train an Islamic militia. Information Minister Frank Nweke said the state was trying to turn Hisbah, a volunteer group that enforces Islamic law, into a … read more
Kaduna State Governor, Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, tried to calm nerves on Thursday over the outbreak of bird flu that has claimed over 200,000 chickens and poses a threat to humans. He set up a team to curb the spread of … read more
Militants sympathetic to detained Mujahideen Asari-Dokubo on Thursday gave foreign countries up till February 12 to evacuate their nationals from the Niger Delta. They threatened another round of violence if the warning is not heeded. Dokubo, leader of the Niger … read more
There are reports of an outbreak of H5N1 Avian flu in chickens in the North of Nigeria and possibly in the Federal Territory. It is important to put the human risk into perspective. H5N1 is a disease of poultry, and … read more
The first case of H5N1 bird flu in Africa is likely to be followed quickly by others, creating a “very severe situation”, the UN’s top expert says. Dr David Nabarro of the World Health Organizaton (WHO) told the BBC the … read more
The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers has served a notice to embark on a nationwide strike from Monday. The NUPENG made this known in a statement titled, �Looming Industrial Crisis,� in Warri on Tuesday. The statement was … read more
Survivors of the Feb. 4, 2005 Niger Delta massacre by Nigerian military special forces and police, paid by oil giant Chevron Corp. and its subsidiary, Chevron Nigeria Ltd., filed a civil action Monday, Feb. 6, 2006, against the oil conglomerate … read more
NIGERIA’S future, especially next year’s presidential elections, has continued to feature widely in official and diplomatic circles in both the United States (U.S.) and Britain. However, both western governments have resolved to adopt different strategies to achieve the same goal: … read more