Fuel scarcity has hit Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, following the strike declared by workers in oil and gas industry over the sale of the Port Harcourt Refinery by the Federal Government. The aggrieved workers are protesting the disposal … read more
The Federal Government has confirmed that the sum of N820, 306, 727.10 would be spent for the presidential handing over ceremonies which starts on Friday, May 29 at the National Mosque, Abuja. The Minister of Information and Communication, Mr. Frank … read more
Nigeria has overtaken Saudi Arabia in the ranking of crude oil exporters to the United States, a preliminary data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has shown. According to the EIA data on the US crude import rankings in … read more
To clear its name of criminal actions in the name of �the Niger Delta struggle�, the Joint Revolution Council (JRC), which is the umbrella body of the militant groups in the region, has vowed to find and effect the release … read more
A COMBINED team of military, State Security Services (SSS) and Mobile Police personnel are reportedly awaiting clearance from the Presidency to invade an enclave of suspected Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) members in Ebonyi … read more
Four gunmen seized a Lebanese worker in Nigeria’s western delta oil city of Warri on Tuesday, the military and security sources said. The armed men also snatched the Lebanese man’s car, security sources said, adding that a gun was recovered … read more
The oil-rich Niger Delta in southern Nigeria has become one of the world’s most dangerous places, both for civilians and foreigners. VOA’s Nico Colombant went to the scene of a recent kidnapping and to the memorial service of a former … read more
Two Indian employees of a petrochemical firm were kidnapped on Saturday by gunmen in the Nigerian oil heartland of Port Harcourt, police said on Sunday. On Saturday an army spokesman had said three Indians were abducted from their residence by … read more
There were strong indications yesterday that oil workers under the umbrellas of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) and Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association (PENGASSAN) will today begin a strike action to protest what they … read more
Security agencies in the Niger Delta region were on Sunday placed on red alert following threats by militants to embark on fresh attacks on oil workers and facilities this week. It was learnt that the Federal Government issued the order … read more