Any landlord in Lagos state who collects rent in excess of one year from a new tenant is liable to punishment by the state government as such action would henceforth be seen as a criminal offence, attracting either a jail … read more
Officials of the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, has shut about nine companies within Kirikiri area of Lagos for environmental pollution and violation of the state environmental laws. The affected companies included Techno Oil, Fatgbems Oil, Bovas Oil, Index … read more
A landmark United Nations study into the long-term environmental impact of oil production in Nigeria says that oil spills have led to acute health risks for area residents and widespread environmental damage that may take as many as 30 years … read more
Marine insurers extended a war-risk zone for Nigeria, Africa’s largest oil producer, and included waters off neighboring Benin for the first time as piracy attacks increase. The Joint War Committee, which represents Lloyd’s of London underwriters and other insurers, listed … read more
Twenty-five surrendered Nigerian militants will undergo diving and underwater welding training in India as part of the African country”s post-amnesty programme designed to make the former fighters more relevant in the petroleum sector. They are among 449 former fighters sent … read more
British authorities said Thursday they were investigating a video claiming an al-Qaida group now holds a British and Italian man kidnapped from northern Nigeria in May. The one-minute video, distributed by the French news agency Agence France-Presse, shows the two … read more
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL has described as shocking the scientific findings of a United Nations Environment Programme report which found extensive oil pollution in Ogoniland in the Niger Delta. The human rights group has called on Royal Dutch Shell, as lead oil … read more
Royal Dutch Shell has agreed that a Nigerian community impacted by its oil spills can seek compensation in a British court, lawyers in the case have said, potentially opening itself up to bigger future financial and reputational damages. Shell said … read more
A bus driver ran over and killed 14 travelers who had been ordered by robbers to lie in the middle of a highway after their bus was robbed on its way to Nigeria’s capital, police said Wednesday. Robbers stopped an … read more
A video allegedly showing a British man and his Italian colleague kidnapped in May in the northern-western Nigerian state of Kebbi has been released. In the footage, which was sent to the AFP news agency in Ivory Coast, they say … read more