The Federal Government has said it will not increase fuel prices until after June 2008, in spite of high crude oil prices. �The Federal Government has given its word that there will be no more price increases between June 2007 … read more
A former executive of a subsidiary of Houston-based Wilbros Group Inc. (WGI) has pleaded guilty to conspiring to bribe some Federal Government officials with more than $6 million in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the Justice Department … read more
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has no plans of lifting the deployment ban on Filipino workers for Nigeria, dzMM reported Wednesday morning. Rosalinda Baldoz of the DOLE’s Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said that security risks to Filipino … read more
State Security Services (SSS) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, yesterday effected the release of two children notably seven-year-old Francisca and her six-year-old brother, Francis. The children were kidnapped about three weeks ago. The release turned out as the parting gift … read more
A former executive of a subsidiary of Houston-based Wilbros Group Inc. (WGI) has pleaded guilty to conspiring to bribe some Federal Government officials with more than $6 million in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the Justice Department … read more
The espionage case against American-Nigerian peace activist, Judith Asuni, may have finally fallen apart as Saharareporters learnt that the Attorney General and Minister of justice has filed a nolle prosequi before the Federal High Court Abuja trying her. The move … read more
In an apparent move to compel oil companies operating in the Niger-Delta to abide by all environmental regulations, the Senate yesterday said it had decided to enforce its past and future resolutions against oil spillage due to activities of the … read more
The Secretary to the Ondo State Government, Bar-rister Isaacs Kekemeke, was yesterday kidnapped by members of the Mov-ement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) operating in creeks of Arogbo in Ese-Odo Local Gover-nment Area of the state. However, … read more
The Minister of State, Mr. Gabriel Aduku, has said about 360 new HIV/AIDs cases are detected monthly at the Virology Centre of the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano. The Minister stated this in a statement made available to our correspondent … read more
Nigeria’s 50 000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Okono/Okpoho oilfield has declared a force majeure after eight foreign workers were briefly abducted from the offshore facility on Thursday, a ship agent said. The force majeure, a legal move that absolves the operator of … read more