The Joint Task Force (JTF) in charge of security in the Niger Delta yesterday dismissed claims by militants belonging to the Move-ment for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) that soldiers launched attack on their positions thereby killing seven of … read more
The chief of a village in northern Nigeria has been suspended from office for divorcing his wife because she had her children immunised against polio. Buluma Ali has been ordered to re-unite with his wife or face “dethronement”. The head … read more
Royal Dutch Shell has extended its force majeure on Nigerian Bonny Light crude oil exports, it said on Friday. The action, freeing the company from contractual obligations, was extended because of security concerns in the oil-rich Niger Delta region in … read more
The views are as divergent as the issues are contentious: Who heads the newly created Ministry of the Niger Delta? Where should the headquarters be located? And who constitute the workforce? Ethnic nationalities and prominent indigenes of the oil-rich region, … read more
To solve the incessant increase in the prices of petroleum products, President Umaru Yar�Adua has given a directive that new refineries should be constructed. Minister of State for Energy in charge of Petroleum, Mr. Odein Ajumogobia, disclosed this on Thursday, … read more
Militants in the Niger Delta yesterday called on President Umaru Musa Yar�Adua to consider them for ministerial appointment. �We also strongly advise Mr. President to consider representation of various militant groups in the constitution of the Ministry�s executives. � For … read more
Nigeria’s most prominent militant group on Saturday warned oil companies in the restive Niger Delta to withdraw their workers in the next 24 hours after security forces attacked rebel strongholds. UPDATE: Lieutenant Colonel Sagir Musa, spokesman for the military task … read more
(AP) � Militants fought a rare ground battle with Nigerian armed forces in the country’s southern oil region Saturday and threatened to launch reprisals on the oil infrastructure in Africa’s biggest crude producer. The Movement for the Emancipation of the … read more
The British High Commission in Nigeria said in a statement Wednesday in Abuja that exports from Britain to Nigeria was nearly 2 billion pounds between 2006 and 2007, reported the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday. Peter Stephenson, director of … read more
The cockpit data recorder (black box), flight data recorder and other important parts � which may help explain why the twin-prop Beechcraft 1900D owned by Wings Aviation crashed � have been found by a team of investigators from the Accident … read more