Oil companies operating in Nigeria should evacuate their staff from the southern Niger Delta after several attacks on oil facilities, a senior oil workers’ union official said on Tuesday. “Best thing for any reasonable company to do is evacuate its … read more
US energy giant Chevron has lost thousands of barrels worth of oil production capacity since militants blew up an offshore platform in Nigeria in renewed violence that could hit exports from Africa’s largest oil producer, the company said. “Approximately 35,000 … read more
Royal Dutch Shell has been forced to evacuate most of its staff from the Niger Delta area. News coming out from the area says a shell facility has been attacked but details are sketchy. The news of this latest attack … read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has finally signed into law a budget for 2016 after months of wrangling. He had refused to approve the 6.08tn-naira ($30.6bn; £21bn) budget amid claims of mismanagement and kickbacks among the officials who drew it up. The … read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has given a fresh order to the military to crack down on a new militant group, the Niger Delta Avengers, which has been attacking oil installations. According to SUNDAY PUNCH, the President gave the directive on Friday, … read more
The US administration is seeking to approve a sale of as many as 12 A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft for Nigeria to aid its battle against the extremist group Boko Haram, US officials said. The officials said while speaking … read more
The attack on the Chevron’s calve platform offshore oil facility in Escravos a new Niger Delta militant group led many Nigerian newspapers on Friday.This Day reported that the Militants in the Niger Delta on Wednesday night attacked Chevron’s valve platform, … read more
For years, piracy in African waters was almost exclusively associated with the Western Indian Ocean off Somalia’s eastern coast. But while the problem is still of grave concern in the Horn of Africa, another part of the continent has overtaken … read more
After a spate of deadly attacks in Nigeria this year blamed on ethnic Fulani cattle herders, the president has ordered a military crackdown on the group. But the issue is not new – clashes between different groups of Fulani herders … read more
The Senate has approved death penalty for kidnappers in the country. The Senate gave the nod yesterday after it considered a report on the crime compiled by a Committee headed by Senator Abu Ibrahim(Katsina-APC) . In the course of debating … read more