Nigerians may not have heard the last of industry closures as many more are soon to go under if the Nigeria Gas Company (NGC), sole marketer of industrial gas in the country, goes ahead with its plan to increase the … read more
Chevron has finally agreed to sack 444 of its expatriate workers in Nigeria, 274 of whom would go by December 2009 and another 170 by January 2010, it was learnt at the weekend. The decision was reached at a meeting … read more
LAGOS (Reuters) – With oil prices at record highs, government coffers in the world’s eighth biggest oil exporter are swollen to unprecedented levels. Yet the vast majority of Nigeria’s 140 million people live in no better conditions than their neighbors … read more
The Vice-President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, will confer with President Umaru Yar�Adua, this week on the way forward for the Niger Delta. He is expected to brief the President on the position of governors of the Niger Delta states and other … read more
The Joint Task Force on the Niger Delta has reorganised its operations in Rivers State just as its naval component on Saturday rescued 32 passengers from a sinking boat along the Bonny Channel. Investigations from our correspondent showed that the … read more
(Reuters) – Nigeria’s main militant group in the oil-rich Niger Delta said on Sunday it would seek the release of two German construction workers kidnapped by armed gunmen more than a week ago. The Movement for the Emancipation of the … read more
Threatened with beheading and harried by pirates who robbed them, people fleeing the Niger Delta’s Bonny Island this weekend struggled to reach Port Harcourt, the regional capital, as the conflict worsened between armed groups and Nigeria’s armed forces. Barely reported … read more
As President Unaru Yar�Adua�s military agreement with the United Kindom on Niger Delta continues to attract criticisms from various interest groups within and outside the country, the British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. James Tansley, said at the weekend … read more
A bloodbath in the creeks of Bayelsa State on Saturday left three soldiers and four civilians dead in another orgy of violence. Although the Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta confirmed there was a gun fight, it was not … read more
NIGERIANS in the Diaspora have urged Britain to commit President Umaru Yar’Adua’s government to implement the Master Plan for Niger Delta, as the ultimate roadmap to peace and stability in the oil-rich region, with a clear timetable. They also advised … read more