Worried by the rising cost of aviation fuel in the country, President Olusegun Obasanjo has directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Coporation (NNPC) to supply the product directly to the nation’s airports through pipelines. Airline operators, groaning under the increasing cost … read more
The Federal Government, yesterday, in Abuja said no fewer that 50,000 of the nation�s engineers were either unemployable or needed additional training to make themselves relevant in today�s emerging technologies. Speaking at the opening of the multi-million dollar Technical Assistance … read more
In yet another public confirmation of the rift in the Presidency, Vice-President Atiku Abubakar yesterday morning declared that he was prepared to bear the consequences of his opposition to a third term in office for President Olusegun Obasanjo. But in … read more
Nigeria`s federal government Wednesday constituted a 50-member Council of Social and Economic Development of the Coastal States of the Niger Delta, in an effort to rapidly develop the poverty-ridden oil-producing Niger Delta region and end the violence which has cut … read more
President Olusegun Obasanjo has ordered that ten vehicles fitted with communications equipment be provided for the immediate commencement of joint patrols along Nigeria�s border with Benin Republic. President Obasanjo gave the order at a meeting with the new President of … read more
A gang of armed robbers at about 3am, on Thursday, attacked the Minna residence of a Nigerian High Court judge, Justice Christopher Auta, killing one of his security men. Our correspondent gathered that the robbers numbering about six, gained entry … read more
OIL giant, Shell Petroleum Development Company, said on Thursday that it would not rush to resume production in the Niger-Delta. �We are committed to ensuring that peace returns to the Niger-Delta, but we will not rush to resume operation in … read more
Oronto Douglas, Mediator for the Movement for the Emancipation of Nigeria Delta (MEND), yesterday stressed that only a government team with a clear mandate can dialogue with Niger Delta representatives. He spoke ahead of today�s meeting between President Olusegun Obasanjo … read more
Frederick Faseun, leader of a notorious ethnic militia group in southwest Nigeria accused of killing and maiming over 10,000 people since 1999, was Wednesday granted bail over his deteriorating health condition, state media reported. Faseun, 71, has been in detention … read more
Western multinationals have no plans to return staff to abandoned oil fields in Nigeria until there is a truce with militants who have attacked them, industry sources said Wednesday, dousing official expectations of an imminent resumption. Militants from the Movement … read more