The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is facing a fresh challenge in its preparation for next year’s elections after a Federal High Court, Abuja, yesterday restrained it from awarding contract for the importation of the Direct Data Capturing (DDC) machines … read more
The domination of the Nigerian oil industry by foreigners came under attack today as the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) in Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN) commenced an indefinite strike over the sacking of … read more
The Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta said on Tuesday that it had declared wanted an ex-militant leader, John Togo. The JTF Command Headquarters in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, described Togo as a dangerous criminal that should not be taken … read more
On the Verge of Major some say decisive – transitional elections in 2011, is suddenly faced with growing security challenges that could spell doom unless there are appropriate measures to tackle them. These threats are both internal and foreign, considering … read more
Nigerian investigators have asked to question officials from Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Halliburton Co.’s local unit in separate probes of allegedly illegal payments, the country’s financial crimes agency said. Luis Mera, managing director of Halliburton’s local unit, provided a … read more
The Nigerian government said it would abolish import bans on goods including textiles and furniture, a decision that could help attract retailers to one of the world’s largest untapped consumer markets. Finance Minister Olusegun Aganga said the bans, particularly on … read more
Fears of reprisals have prevented residents from providing police with information on Islamist sect members blamed for a series of recent attacks in northern Nigeria, police said Monday. Police in Borno, the northern state that was the centre of an … read more
It was widely believed that the amnesty programme instituted by the late President Umar Musa Yar’Adua in 2008 in which all former militant leaders and their army of supporters in the Niger Delta were granted free pardon would bring lasting … read more
The Federal Government is to phase out chloroquine use for malaria treatment at the end the year, the health minister, Onyebuchi Chukwu, announced in Abuja on Monday. Mr. Chukwu made the announcement at the launch of the Affordable Medicine Facility … read more
The Petroleum Tanker Drivers wing of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), yesterday, embarked on a nation-wide warning strike to protest what they term the “indiscriminate victimisation” of their workers by soldiers and the “mysterious” disappearance … read more