“The Federal Government policy to stop gas flaring commences on Jan. 1, 2008, and any company which flares gas after that time would be shut down.” This was the strong warning from the Nigerian government in October last year to … read more
An oil tanker burst into flames at Nigeria’s Port Harcourt on Friday after two loud explosions were heard, oil industry sources said. The tanker was berthed in a general cargo area, not at an oil exporting terminal, and crude exports … read more
In a press release – MEND have claimed responsibility for the tanker explosion that rocked Port Harcourt this morning. The message was sent from the e-mail address used by its spokesman Jomo Gbomo. Scroll own for thier statement in full… … read more
SECURITY agencies’ repeated pronouncements that foreign mercenaries were operating in the Niger Delta have been corroborated by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND). The militant group said that the mercenaries were training youths in several camps … read more
Four oil service ships were yesterday attacked by unknown gunmen, on the channel leading to Nigeria’s largest oil and gas export complex on Bonny Island. According to report, two people were injured, but none of the vessels were boarded. Bonny … read more
THE Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Owoye Azazi, has directed all military formations in the Niger Delta to be on the red alert following renewed threats by militants to unleash mayhem on the region. Only yesterday, leader of the … read more
AILING immediate past governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori, who was remanded in the Kaduna prisons following his recent arraignment for corruption by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was yesterday flown to Abuja on the strength of … read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has denied that its chairman, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has houses in Abuja and Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The commission, in a statement by Ribadu�s Chief of Staff, Mr. Dapo Olorunyomi, said the EFCC boss … read more
Nigeria’s main militant group said Thursday it fired on six oil industry ships and threatened an attack that will cause an “economic tsunami” in the world’s oil market. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, whose attacks have … read more
TFederal government has proposed a five per cent user charge tax on petroleum products as a means of sourcing funds for sustained road maintenance activities in the country. The new tax policy came just as government assured members of the … read more