Mili tants in the Niger Delta region have issued a three day ultimatum to the Nigeria Agip Oil Company, (NAOC) and Saipem to leave the area. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) had earlier suspended attack … read more
The unabated crisis in the oil-rich Niger Delta has continued to take its toll on Shell Petroleum Development and Production Company (SPDC) and Nigeria’s oil revenue, as the company has been forced to shut in production of 180,000 barrels per … read more
Foreign workers file off a morning flight at the airport in Nigeria’s petroleum industry hub of Port Harcourt, met by dozens of escort vehicles and scores of armed soldiers outside the terminal. “Ten years ago a lone driver and myself … read more
Kidnappers operating in Rivers State will now face the death penalty as the Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, is set to sign into law a bill instituting death penalty for kidnapping. This is coming on the heels of a lamentation … read more
MARITIME Workers of Nigeria (MWUN), yesterday threatened to shut down the nation’s maritime sector within the next seven days unless the Federal Government ordered the management of BUA Terminal 7 to move out the “ship factory” from the Port Harcourt … read more
Nigeria’s foreign-exchange controls introduced last week, including a ban on currency trading between commercial banks, may last months, said Chukwuma Soludo, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. The new rules are “temporary” and “could last for weeks, could last … read more
Philippine Vice-President Noli de Castro has said a local manning agency that hired nine Filipino seafarers to work for a supply boat in Nigeria is responsible for the repatriation of the stranded seafarers. In a press statement, de Castro said … read more
The recently announced “sack” of Nigeria’s ambassador to the US, General Oluwole Rotimi (Rtd) has revealed deep divisions in the team of Nigeria’s Supreme Court-imposed president, Umaru Yar’adua. The ambassador, who spoke to Saharareporters briefly about his ordeal, said he … read more
Doing business has become unbearable following the skyrocketing of costs to hire expatraite workers as well as a systematic refusal of experts to move to the area, owing to the deplorable level of insecurity. According to an official, they have … read more
One of pop superstar Michael Jackson’s brothers, Marlon, is involved in a controversial plan to develop a $3.4bn (£2.4bn) slavery memorial and luxury resort in Badagry, Nigeria. The historic slave port is to be transformed through the bizarre combination of … read more