SOME foreign mercenaries are believed to be undergoing training in militants’ camps in the Niger Delta, but the Joint Task Force (JTF), otherwise known as Operation Restore Hope is monitoring their moves, and has made a requisition for more weapons … read more
PETROLEUM and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), has warned that if proper measures are not taken, last week attack on Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Jetting at Okiriama Village in Rivers state, may lead products scarcity and … read more
Despite the ‘Christmas ceasefire’ declared by Nigeria’s largest militant group, suspected militants early Tuesday stormed a police station in Rivers state, in Nigeria’s oil producing Niger Delta region, killing three policemen, sources at the state police command said. The attack … read more
The Federal Government has selected seven sites for the construction of nuclear power stations for the purposes of generating electricity. A source in the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology who spoke on the telephone with our correspondent on Tuesday … read more
At least, 50 people were roasted alive yesterday at Adagbo village of Iru, Victoria Island local government Area of Lagos State. The victims were said to be scooping fuel from a vandalised pipeline when the fire started at the scene … read more
Three Italian employees of the Agip oil company held hostage in Nigeria since December 7 along with a Lebanese worker are well and have spoken to their families, the Italian foreign ministry said on Tuesday. “They were able to speak … read more
A Nigerian court has issued arrest warrants for three members of staff from drugs company Pfizer over an alleged illegal drugs trial in 1996. The three are also accused of defying a summons to appear in court last month. Pfizer … read more
Minister of Transportation, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has revealed that facilities that will make the Port Harcourt International Airport to function fully will be put in place by the end of the first quarter of 2008. Speaking at the formal opening … read more
New facts emerging in the controversial N3.5 billion power project contract involving Dr. Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello have indicated that the Austrian company at the centre of the transactions may have a case of forgery to answer. M. Schneider, the Austrian company, … read more
President Umaru Musa Yar�Adua has commended Nigerians for keeping faith with the Federal Government in the past seven months as it grappled with the enormous challenge of moving the nation forward through the implementation of its seven-point agenda. In a … read more