The Nigerian Content Development Act, which came into law in 2010, provides a huge opportunity for local operators and allied service providers in the oil and gas sector to enjoy premium rights on services provided in the sector before it … read more
Following the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta’s (MEND) threat to attack South Africa’s investments in Nigeria, specifically mentioning MTN Nigeria, the telecoms company has asked the Nigerian government to help protect its operations from potential attack from … read more
An outbreak of Lassa fever has killed seven people in Mayo-renewa district of Ardo-Kola Local Government Area of Taraba State. Addressing journalists in Jalingo, yesterday, the State Commissioner of Health, Mustapha Hamman Gabdo said four people died at the Federal … read more
Nigeria’s former anti-graft tsar, Nuhu Ribadu, has accepted an appointment as head of the country’s taskforce to improve accountability in the oil industry despite his political party’s reservations. The pioneer head of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) – … read more
A suspected suicide bomber disguised in military uniform was killed on Tuesday when his car bomb exploded under fire from soldiers outside a military base in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna, the army said. It was the latest in … read more
From: Jomo Gbomo Sent: 08 February 2012 11:11 To: chiefoyibo@oyibosonline.com; Subject: JTF suspects Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (M.E.N.D) The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) advises Nigerians to disregard the pathetic attempt at … read more
Nigeria’s military has named seven people it says were behind an attack on an oil pipeline belonging to Italy’s Eni on Saturday, and denied a claim that a former separatist militia in the Niger Delta was responsible. A statement purporting … read more
The Nigerian subsidiary of oil giant Shell Monday raised an alarm over the effects of continued crude oil theft along one of its major export pipelines, saying the practice could affect the production and export of 140,000 barrels per day … read more
To what will you attribute Boko Haram’s terrorism?-Let me begin by reminding everyone that Boko Haram has a very long history, whether you describe Boko Haram as an army of the discontent, or even as some people grotesquely try to … read more
Gunmen attacked a police station with explosives and automatic weapons in Nigeria’s northern city of Kano on Monday, the latest assault by suspected Islamist militants on the country’s second biggest urban centre. A Reuters reporter heard a powerful blast which … read more