Armed militants launched a wave of attacks across Nigeria’s troubled Niger delta Saturday, blowing up oil and gas pipelines and seizing nine foreign oil workers in the latest violence to strike the troubled region. In an e-mail to The Associated … read more
Nine foreign oil workers who were kidnapped on Saturday in the Niger Delta will not be treated as well as four others who were released unharmed last month, the hostage takers said An e-mail from the ethnic Ijaw militia which … read more
The Anglo-Dutch energy giant Shell has been forced to evacuate an offshore oil field following attacks on its facilties by Niger Delta militants, a statement said Saturday. The company said that following an attack on its Forcados export terminal in … read more
An oil well owned by the energy giant Shell caught fire in the Niger Delta on today, one day after separatist militants threatened revenge against the firm for supporting a government air strike. Fire-fighters were battling the blaze on a … read more
If the National Union of Policemen makes good its threat, the nation will be faced with an avoidable Police strike scheduled to begin next Monday, February 20, 2006. Specifically, the NUP states that its stand on the proposed strike is … read more
The energy giant Shell has put out a fire that broke out on one of its oil wells in the Niger Delta but a nearby plant remains closed with a production loss of 37,800 barrels per day, the firm said … read more
A Nigerian militant commander in the oil-rich southern Niger Delta has told the BBC his group is declaring “total war” on all foreign oil interests. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta has given oil companies and their … read more
The Nigerian military says an army helicopter has attacked barges used in oil-smuggling in the Niger Delta. The militant group the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta however condemned the raid and accused the military of targeting civilians. … read more
‘AFRICA: A NEW AGENDA’ – FOREIGN SECRETARY (14/02/05) Event: Murtala Muhammed lecture Location: Abuja, Nigeria Speech Date: 14/02/05 Speaker: Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw Introduction Mr President, it is a great honour to have you preside at this lecture, and a … read more
Militants fanned the ambers of tension in the Niger Delta on Tuesday after the expiration of their first ultimatum to foreign oil companies to vacate Nigeria�s oil fields. The Bayelsa State Government reacted by extending an olive branch to the … read more