Barely 24hours hours after the anti-corruption stance of the Nigerian government got a boost, with the conviction on Monday of Bode George, a top member of the ruling PDP, for corruption, President, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, said his administration will continue … read more
Jibola Awoseyi, national president of the Society of Security Practitioners of Nigeria (SSPN), on Monday added his voice to denials by the Nigeria Police of being the source of circulating emails listing so-called notorious hot spots for ritual killings in … read more
Nigeria expects shortly to have a law paving the way to plough back oil money to the inhabitants of the oil-producing regions in a drive to end a long-running rebellion, a top official said on Tuesday. The federal government is … read more
Ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, allias Tompolo, has urged all ex-militants and Niger Delta people, to be calm as government and ex-militant leaders find lasting solution to problems confronting them. Tompolo, who spoke to newsmen at the Benin Airport, while on … read more
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC) yesterday allayed fears of an impending fuel scarcity as a result of the manipulation of the fuel importation regime by a group within the corporation. Major oil marketers who were aggrieved by the federal … read more
The decision of the Federal Government to fully deregulate the country’s downstream petroleum sector has encountered serious opposition because government is putting the cart before the horse. The organized labour as well as many other Nigeria individuals and groups have … read more
China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) and the Nigerian Ministry of Transport signed Monday agreements in the Hilton Hotel in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, on building a 186.5 km modernized railway. The railway is designated to have nine stations … read more
THERE were conflicting signals yesterday over the proposed meeting between the Federal Government and the Aaron team of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND). While the Minister of Defence, Godwin Abbe, yesterday foreclosed any parley with … read more
The nation’s maritime regulator, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), threatens to sanction all foreign petroleum vessels that do not comply with the nation’s Cabotage law from operating marine services in Nigeria. The threat follows the agency’s concern … read more
Dear Honourable Friend. Those generous Nigerians who e-mail you with promises of a fortune are themselves being targeted in a new drive to deter cyber criminals. Millions of internet users have received messages offering them a huge financial reward if … read more