The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC) yesterday allayed fears of an impending fuel scarcity as a result of the manipulation of the fuel importation regime by a group within the corporation. Major oil marketers who were aggrieved by the federal … read more
The decision of the Federal Government to fully deregulate the country’s downstream petroleum sector has encountered serious opposition because government is putting the cart before the horse. The organized labour as well as many other Nigeria individuals and groups have … read more
China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) and the Nigerian Ministry of Transport signed Monday agreements in the Hilton Hotel in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, on building a 186.5 km modernized railway. The railway is designated to have nine stations … read more
THERE were conflicting signals yesterday over the proposed meeting between the Federal Government and the Aaron team of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND). While the Minister of Defence, Godwin Abbe, yesterday foreclosed any parley with … read more
The nation’s maritime regulator, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), threatens to sanction all foreign petroleum vessels that do not comply with the nation’s Cabotage law from operating marine services in Nigeria. The threat follows the agency’s concern … read more
Dear Honourable Friend. Those generous Nigerians who e-mail you with promises of a fortune are themselves being targeted in a new drive to deter cyber criminals. Millions of internet users have received messages offering them a huge financial reward if … read more
Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) said it would still go ahead with its plan to protest the proposed deregulation of the downstream sector of the oil industry slated for October 29 in Abuja even though there have been talks that such … read more
BARELY 48 hours to the kick-off of this year’s FIFA U-17 World Cup, Nigeria 2009, virtually everything that has to do with the cadet championship is in disarray, as no money has been released by the Local Organising Committee (LOC) … read more
Nigeria’s main militant group said on Wednesday it would consider re-instating a ceasefire in the oil-producing Niger Delta if the government was willing to begin “serious and sincere” peace talks. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) … read more
Some of the militants who accepted the amnesty deal and surrendered their arms to the Federal Government will be taken to the Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre, Jos, for reorientation and training, the director general of the centre, Yusuf Adamu … read more