MULTINATIONAL oil companies in Nigeria may have reached a decision to stop fresh investment in the oil and gas sector for the next five years. The Guardian learnt that rather than embarking on new investment in oil and gas exploration … read more
The waterways in Delta State have been blocked as the troops of the Joint Task Force (JTF) continue with military operations to flush out militants in the hideouts. This comes as governor Emmanuel Uduaghan on Saturday met behind closed door … read more
Nigerian security forces said Saturday that they had rescued 13 oil workers abducted in the last week, including nine foreigners, and destroyed a key militant camp in the heart of Africa’s biggest oil industry region. The Niger delta’s main militant … read more
As the military offensive against Nigerian oil militants intensified on Friday, the Nigerian military said it had recovered two ships hijacked by militants on Wednesday and rescues six of the 15 Filipino crew members and four Nigerians. Spokesman for the … read more
Nigerian military helicopters and at least a dozen gunboats opened fire on a community festival in southern Delta state Friday where militant fighters were suspected to be, said a member of Nigeria’s most prominent militant group and a local politician. … read more
THE scourge of kidnapping which is gradually becoming a regular occurrence in some parts of the country, may have spread to Abuja. There were fears yesterday that the Executive Director (Operations) at the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), John … read more
Full scale fighting, described by Nigerian oil militants as ”all out war’, broke out in the country’s Niger Delta oil region Friday, after the military launched an offe nsive against militants following three days of skirmishes in the region. Spokesman … read more
Fighting eased in the Niger Delta Saturday after clashes with rebels in which the army freed six Filipinos and four Nigerians held hostage aboard a ship, the military and witnesses said.”The cordon and search operation is still continuing on Saturday … read more
MV Spirit, a condensate tanker chartered by Nigeria National Petro- leum Corporation (NNPC), and a cargo vessel have been hijacked by suspected Niger Delta militants believed to belong to the dreaded “Camp 5” in Delta State . The Joint Military … read more
FIFTEEN persons, including seven soldiers, one of them a Lieutenant were feared to have been shot dead in Wednesday’s gun battle between militants and men of the Joint Task Force (JTF) on the Niger-Delta at the Chanomi Creeks in Delta … read more