Refineries from India to the United States are backing away from buying Nigerian oil amid heightened uncertainty about deliveries as the country squares up to militants in the restive Delta region. Their reluctance to buy is limiting the prices Nigeria … read more
The British High Commission has undertaken an assessment of some airports in Nigeria with the aim of determining areas of possible assistance to the Federal Government. The Head of Aviation Security at the British High Commission, Jankie Milies, who led … read more
The State Security Service in Kano State has arrested five persons allegedly connected to the creation of sleeper ISIS training cells in the state. The suspects were arrested on their way to Libya and other African countries. The state director … read more
International carriers may follow the example of United Airlines and Iberia and halt operations in Nigeria or cut flights as they struggle to move revenue out of the country because the oil-price slump has depleted the African nation’s foreign exchange … read more
An explosion hit a pipeline operated by a subsidiary of Nigeria’s state oil company in the West African country’s restive Delta region late on Thursday, a security official said on Friday. The Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) pipeline at the … read more
Amnesty International said that Nigeria’s army in May killed at least 17 unarmed members of a group calling for secession from Africa’s most populous nation. An army spokesman said Amnesty’s accusations, the latest in a series of allegations of impropriety … read more
The Niger Delta Avengers, this morning, said a crude pipeline owned by Italian oil giant, Agip Eni, was destroyed in an overnight explosion. The group, which has claimed responsibility for virtually all major attacks against oil installations across the restive … read more
Nigeria has lost over 1,500 megawatts of electricity as a result of attacks on oil and gas facilities by militants in the Niger Delta, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said. The NNPC, in its financial and operations report … read more
After they blew up the Chevron oil well RMP 23 and RMP 24 last week, the Niger Delta Avengers have released a list of 10 demands. The demands include: 1. The immediate implementation of the report of the 2014 National … read more
You can’t keep on rushing to the negotiating table anytime someone picks up arms against the state Long term security of installations in Nigeria’s oil rich Niger Delta region depends on who wins in the battle of wits between President … read more