ANOTHER convict may be in the making in the ongoing investigation regarding how an American oil services company, WILLBROS, indulged in a $6m bribery scandal in Nigeria, US government lawyers have revealed in Washington DC. But Nigeria is yet to … read more
THE Bakassi Freedom Fighters (BFF) has threatened to go back to the creeks of Bakassi as over 800 Nigerians were early this month sacked by the Camerounian Gendarmes from the hitherto disputed territory. Over 400 Nigerians were sent packing from … read more
It is no longer news that the federal government has advanced its plan to fully deregulate the country’s downstream oil sector. Consultations have been in top gear with major oil companies operating in the country, the labour unions and other … read more
Repentant militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo has said that he was part of those that put at least 75 per cent of the governors in power in Niger-Delta today in the position they are occupying. Tompolo who made … read more
I have been mourning my friend and colleague of 48 years, Peter Ajayi, since his demise about five weeks ago but I still cannot get over the fact that I will not see his smiling face again. Peter was such … read more
Aero Contractors, one of the oldest airlines in the country, on Thursday announced plans to launch onboard sales catering services on all its domestic destinations, while suspending its regular free distribution of snacks to passengers. The product, Sky Snax, which … read more
Former consultant for Willbros International Inc. (WII), a subsidiary of Houston-based Willbros Group Inc. (Willbros), Paul G. Novak, yesterday admitted to engaging in a conspiracy to pay more than $6 million in bribes to Nigerian government officials as well as … read more
Militant leaders say government rehabilitation camps being set up to receive thousands of disarmed fighters are not ready to process them. They had been due to report on Wednesday, as part of an amnesty deal under which they gave up … read more
Investment in the downstream sector, particularly in refinery projects, is now the condition for issuance and renewal of concessions and oil licences to International Oil Companies (IOCs) in Nigeria. Director of the Directorate of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Mr. Billy Agha, … read more
REPENTANT militants in the Niger-Delta have turned down the directive by the Presidential Panel on Amnesty and Disarmament of Militants to report to camp for rehabilitation latest yesterday, saying the rehabilitation plan in its entirety was not clear to them. … read more