Police high command is facing intense pressure from politicians who have applied for policemen as security aides following reported cases of insecurity nationwide. The politicians are reacting to ongoing heightened political activities throughout the federation. The politicians who are said … read more
MANUFACTURERS of glass-bottled soft drinks which are prone to harbouring particles injurious to human health, now have a year’s grace, up to January 1, 2008 to package their products in plastic bottles. NAFDAC Director General, Dora Akunyili who handed down … read more
Operatives of the Econ-omic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday stormed three companies in Enugu State capital allegedly linked to Enugu State Governor, Dr. Chimaroke Nnamani, arre-sting no fewer than 50 top officials and workers for questioning. The raid and … read more
Federal Governm- ent yesterday ordered Sosoliso airlines to pay compensation and claims to parents of students who died in a crash involving it in Port Harcourt in December 10 2005. The Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode revealed this in … read more
Washington does not believe military force can resolve the Niger Delta question and has rejected Abuja�s request to deploy American marines in the region. Such a deployment would have been part of an Africa Military Command approved by President George … read more
Fuel imports by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) amounted to N201.02 billion between January and October, translated as 7.976 billion litres or 91.27 per cent of demand. Other marketers, major and minor, all imported 1.936 billion litres, worth N17.48 … read more
The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency said in Lagos on Thursday, that N218.5bn is to be paid as subsidy to importers of petroleum products for imports made between January and October 2006. The amount exceeds the N150bn set aside for … read more
Indications have emerged that a reconciliation deal brokered last week by the Delta State Government between oil giant, Shell Petroleum Development Company Nigeria Limited (SPDC) and Ijaw host communities in the Niger-Delta may hit the rocks unless fresh demands by … read more
Shell Petroleum Development Company, on Tuesday, began moving its personnel and equipment to its abandoned fields in the Niger Delta region. The exercise was conducted under heavy security cover provided by the operatives of the Joint Military Task Force, Operation … read more
The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Vice Admiral Gainyu Adekeye has warned militants in the Niger Delta region to drop their weapons or face the wrath of the law. Adekeye said in Calabar last Tuesday while addressing officers and ratings … read more