Another increase in the pump price of petrol may be under way given the strident concern being expressed by top government functionaries over the rising price of crude oil in the international market and what they call the concomitant rise … read more
Rivers State Action Committee on AIDS (RIVSACA), at the weekend, claimed that about 18,000 persons in the state have been infected with the dreaded HIV/AIDS. Project Manager of RIVSACA, Dr Chimezie Okeh, said in Port Harcourt that the figure was … read more
Suspected militants on Tuesday morning launched an attack on the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas facility in Bonny, Rivers State, killing two riot policemen and a private guard. This came barely a day after suspected militants in speedboats attacked Nigerian Navy … read more
Siemens AG of Germany has apologised to Nigeria for the embarrassment the �10m bribe allegedly offered to four former ministers and some public officials by its Nigerian subsidiary, Siemens Limited Nigeria, caused the country. The apology was contained in a … read more
The World Bank yesterday said that though indicators have shown that there has been economic growth in Nigeria, such growth has not impacted positively on the lives of the ordinary citizens. This, the bank believed, remained a challenge to the … read more
The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal on Tuesday rejected the request by the Action Congress presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to call European Union�s election monitors to give evidence of what they observed during the presidential election. His lawyer, Chief Emeka … read more
Following the rejection of the Greentree Accord between Nigeria and Cameroun over the disputed Bakassi Peninsula by the Senate, the United Nations has summoned both countries to New York The Senate had last week described the transfer the oil-rich peninsula … read more
Oil workers under the umbrella of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG), (Eastern Command) will begin an indefinite industrial action from today. The union said it was calling the strike over what it described as the non-recognition … read more
The Federal Government has asked the British Government to assist it in restructuring the Nigeria Police Force. The Minister of Interior, Maj.-Gen. Godwin Abbe (rtd.), who disclosed this on Monday in Abuja, said the request was made by President Umaru … read more
There were reports of clashes between the NigerianNavy and militants in Soku, Akuku Toru LocalGovernment Area of Rivers State, the heart beat ofNigerian oil and gas in the Niger Delta where the navyclaimed to have sunk several boats used by … read more