SHELL Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) is set to resume operations in its Western Division of Warri, Delta State, officials of the firm have disclosed. The closure of its western operations has had a substantial impact on the production level of … read more
AN N8.3 billion ($65 million) funding agreement for the expansion of the Bonny channel project in Rivers State was signed yesterday between the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG). Minister of State for Water Transportation, … read more
Nigerian Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe berated foreign diplomats on Wednesday over what he said were excessive concerns voiced by their countries about insecurity in the oil-producing Niger Delta. More than 200 foreigners, including a three-year-old girl, have been kidnapped in … read more
U.S. Embassy Abuja U.S. Consulate General LAGOS NIGERIA September 6, 2007 Warden Message The U.S. Mission in Nigeria has received information that U.S. and other Western interests in Nigeria are currently at risk for terrorist attacks. Potential targets include official … read more
(Reuters) – A U.S. official on Thursday played down a U.S. Embassy warning that Western interests in Nigeria were at risk of terrorist attack, saying the advisory was based on “very nonspecific threat information.” “I’d steer you away from the … read more
The Federal Government has announced that it would expand the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos (MMIA) as a remedy to the congestion at the nation�s busiest airport. Minister of Transportation, Mrs. Deziani Alison-Madueke, disclosed this yesterday after inspecting parts of … read more
Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), has warned that Lagos State may soon witness unprecedented loss of lives and property that will dwarf fatalities associated with pipeline explosions across the country, if environmental and safety concerns are left … read more
The authorities of the Joint Task Force on peace in the Niger Delta on Tuesday debunked claims that it intended to invade Bodo community in Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State. The JTF�s spokesperson, Major Sagir Musa, who made … read more
The General Officer Commanding the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Adamu Ibrahim, has declared that Port Harcourt and other parts of Rivers state are not in a state of war. Ibrahim made the declaration at the 2nd … read more
A REVIEW of the security in Port Harcourt in the last two weeks informed yesterday an indefinite extension of the restrictive order by the Rivers State Government. Time of the restriction has, however, been brought down to nine hours, from … read more