Reuters) – Nigeria’s senior oil workers’ union said on Friday it was suspending all strike action at the local unit of U.S. energy giant Chevron after reaching agreement in a labour dispute with the firm. “All industrial action has been … read more
All political office holders from the nine oil producing states in the country yesterday in Abuja agreed to support the proposed Niger Delta Summit which they believe will be governed by the due regards for rule of law and due … read more
TO further tighten the noose on Niger Delta militants, more sophisticated weapons ordered by the authorities are soon to arrive the country to complement existing security network in the oil-rich area. Specifically, the Navy has ordered more warships from abroad … read more
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCO) has denied reports that the Bonga oil field, over 200 kilometers off-coast was attacked by militants because of poor radar coverage. In the same vein, the Deputy Chairman of House Committee on … read more
The Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta, otherwise known as Operation Restore Hope, has deployed a helicopter, eight additional gunboats and patrol crafts in the waterways of the region. Our correspondent gathered that the helicopter, which was brought from … read more
THE last may not have been heard about the attack on Shell Petroleum Development Com-pany�s Bonga flow station in Bayelsa State last week Thursday. The alleged attack led to the shutdown of an offshore oil field that produced about 200,000 … read more
Last Wednesday�s attack by those claiming to be mem-bers of the militant Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND on the BONGA platform operated by Shell Producing Unlimited has signalled a new phase of criminality in the oil … read more
American Postal Service agents have discovered counterfeit cheques, lottery tickets and e-Bay overpayment documents worth $2.1 billion while investigating a scam involving some Nigerians and a US citizen. PCworld.com reports that a cyber investigator with the US Postal Service, Chris … read more
(Reuters) – Nigerian gunmen have freed four foreign oil workers kidnapped in two separate incidents in the Niger Delta last month, a military spokesman said on Thursday. Sagir Musa, spokesman for the military task force (JTF) in Rivers state, said … read more
Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers yesterday attacked the convoy of Delta State Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, killing the driver to his Aide-De-Camp in the process. The governor�s convoy, which was said to be travelling from Benin to Warri, was attacked … read more