IN an attempt to arrest the current fuel scarcity in the country, the Port Harcourt refinery will commence operations tomorrow thereby boosting fuel supply through domestic source. Group Managing-Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr. Funso Kupolokun, who … read more
Suspected avian influenza was recorded in northern Nigeria’s Sokoto State, a day after the disease reportedly infected 5,000 birds in nearby Kastina state, a senior official said. Forestry and Animal Health Commissioner Abdulkadir Junaidu said a disease suspected to be … read more
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Amidst the continued incidence of shortage of petroleum products in most parts of the country, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), yesterday said the problem persists because the corporation has had to contend with the challenges posed by massive pipeline … read more
Militants in the Niger Delta Region yesterday freed nine South Koreans and one Nigerian abducted on January 10. Freedom was secured for the hostages by the Bayelsa State Government. A statement from the government on Friday said the release of … read more
Nigeria’s democratic experiment is in danger of collapse because of neglect and corruption, a top US intelligence official said on Thursday. National Intelligence Director John Negroponte made the comment in assessing Nigeria’s ability to transfer power from President Olesegun Obasanjo … read more
The Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP) yesterday threatened to drag Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for economic sabotage over their alleged setting of oil wells in Ogoniland on fire. … read more
IT is not surprising that controversies have continued to trail the just-released results of the 2006 census which put the figure of the North at 75 million and the South at 64 million. And since the release of the result, … read more
THE Joint Task Force on the Niger Delta (JTF) says it has intensified its efforts to free 18 foreign workers taken hostage over the past months by militants in the Niger Delta. �We have stepped up efforts to locate the … read more
Workers were forced to trek to work in Calabar on Thursday as commercial motorcycle operators resolved to abandon the roads to avoid arrest by the police following Wednesday�s burning of the Atakpa Police Station. Findings by our correspondent showed that … read more