THE Federal Government may have begun gradual security reinforcement around oil installations in the troubled Niger Delta following threats by armed groups in the region to cripple the oil industry, the mainstay of the nation’s economy in retaliation for the … read more
The World Bank has approved $180 million to help Nigeria fight malaria. A statement from the World Bank’s headquarters in Washington said the amount was the largest given for a malaria project. The amount was approved because Nigeria is among … read more
The World Bank yesterday said it had approved a credit grant totaling $390 million (about N45 billion) to assist in the development of Nigeria’s road transport sector. World Bank’s financial support came in the wake of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua’s … read more
Abia Environment Commissioner Emeka Onuoha says Shell Petroleum Development Company must pay compensation for the environmental pollution it caused in the oil producing communities of the state. Onuoha, who said this in an interview at Umuahia, noted that negotiations between … read more
The Appeal Court yesterday refused to halt the trial of former Delta State Governor, James Ibori by the Federal High Court in Kaduna. Ibori also sought for the release of his international passport by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission … read more
The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta, code-named �Operation Restore Hope�, has hinted of more raids on militants� camps, following the success recorded in last week�s exercise in Bayelsa and Delta states. The Nation gathered that weapons and … read more
Reuters) – Gunmen in southern Nigeria attacked an oil facility belonging to Canada’s Addax Petroleum on Monday, killing at least one person, in the second such attack on the firm in as many days, the Nigerian navy said. “There was … read more
REVISIONISM is under fire as attempts to re-write history is forcing Nigerians to find their voices. Statements credited to three past military rulers, Generals Muhammadu Buhari and Abdulsalami Abubakar and former military President, Ibrahim Babangida, that the late head of … read more
Mr Femi Falana, counsel to the leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Mr. Henry Okah, who is facing treason charges before a Jos Federal High Court, has written to the Inpector General of Police, … read more
The World Health Organisation has said that polio disease would have been eradicated globally, but for the interruption of immunisation in the northern part of Nigeria in 2003. It said as a result of this, the disease resurfaced and spread … read more