Former President Goodluck Jonathan may have gone into temporary self exile following reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) may arrest him over allegations of corruption and misappropriation of billions of dollars in the five years during which … read more
Suspected militants have attacked a crude oil pipeline in Nigeria’s southern state of Bayelsa, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said. The pipeline operated by the local subsidiary of Italy’s Eni was attacked on Sunday. Desmond Agu, a … read more
The Lagos State Government has announced that it will formally welcome President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, 23 May 2016 on a two-day working visit to the state. President Buhari’s visit to the former capital of Nigeria will be the first … read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered security to be stepped up in the country’s oil-producing south, after a spate of attacks blamed on local militants that he said threatened the economy. Buhari on Friday met senior executives of the Anglo-Dutch oil … read more
Nigeria’s oil production showed further signs of strain on Thursday as intruders blocked access to Exxon Mobil’s terminal exporting , the country’s largest crude stream. Exxon Mobil said the terminal continued to operate even as the intruders blocked staff from … read more
Nigeria’s military reported rescuing a second “Chibok girl” in a forest battle with Islamic extremists, but a community leader said Friday she is not on the list of 218 students missing from the 2014 mass abduction from the school by … read more
The Nigerian government is now under pressure to free more girls after the rescue of one of the 219 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram in the north of the country two years ago. Amina Ali Nkeki, who was rescued on … read more
A UK probe into suspected bribery at Rolls-Royce, the engineering group, has spread to Nigeria in the latest blow to a company already facing investigations in multiple countries. Britain’s Serious Fraud Office is examining Rolls-Royce’s former energy operations in the … read more
Attacks on energy infrastructure continue to bombard the oil majors operating in the Niger Delta. The latest victim was Italian oil giant Eni, who told UPI in an email that some of its equity oil production was knocked offline because … read more
Suspected Niger delta oil rebels have bombed a gas pipeline owned by the Nigeria subsidiary of Italy’s Eni, the latest attack on the country’s oil facilities, a company official said Wednesday. The militants blew up the Agip gas pipeline at … read more