Theft, rather than political motivations, likely led gunmen to rupture a Royal Dutch Shell PLC pipeline running through the creeks and swamplands of the Niger Delta, a military spokesman said. Lt. Col. Timothy Antigha, who oversees a military operation that … read more
Nigerians have not seen their president for more than two months and tensions are mounting, with huge security implications for the oil-producing giant and the wider region. If Abuja does not resolve the impasse over its leadership and return governance … read more
Royal Dutch Shell has shut three oil flow stations in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region after a pipeline was sabotaged, a company spokeswoman has said. She said Saturday’s leak on the Trans Ramos oil pipeline was confirmed “to have been caused … read more
President Umaru Yar‘Adua has spent at least 109 days for medical reasons in foreign hospitals abroad, since May 29, 2007 when he was inaugurated. The number of days he has spent in Germany and Saudi Arabia on medical grounds is … read more
The United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) has budgeted £140 million for its programmes in Nigeria in 2010 and 2011. This shows an increase by £40 million from the funds for 2008/2009 and £20 million for 2009/2010. The department … read more
Barring any change in plans again, the President, Alhaji Umaru Yar’Adua, is due to return to Nigeria on Tuesday. Friday was initially fixed for the return of the President to the country from Saudi Arabia where he had been undergoing … read more
A British lawyer, Jeffrey Tesler, believed to be at the centre of the Halliburton scam, has been accused of trying to persuade a colleague to give false evidence to prosecutors. The accusation against Tesler, a north London lawyer, was levelled … read more
Striker Obinna Nsofor’s second-half goal gave Nigeria third place at the African Nations Cup after a 1-0 win over Algeria in the playoff on Saturday. It is the fourth time in the last five tournaments Nigeria have finished as bronze … read more
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A United States District judge has sentenced two former executives of Wilbros, Jim Bob Brown and Jason Edward Steph, to prison, for bribing Nigerian officials with $6 million in order to win a gas pipeline contract, after both of them … read more