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Seeking reform for oil sector

Nigerian leaders are promising to move ahead with planned efforts to reform the country’s oil and gas sector despite the continuing violence plaguing the petroleum-rich Niger Delta. Speaking to petroleum investors at a conference in Lagos, Nigerian Oil Minister Rilwanu … read more

Army raids militant camp

Nigeria’s army raided a militant camp in the oil-producing Niger Delta on Friday, recovering arms and ammunition in what it said was part of an offensive to flush criminals out of the creeks. Colonel Rabe Abubakar, spokesman for the joint … read more

Militants Shoots At Agip Helicopter

A gunman in Nigeria shot at a helicopter travelling between oil facilities operated by Italy’s Agip (ENI.MI: Quote, Profile, Research) in the Niger Delta on Wednesday but the aircraft landed safely, the military said. Lieutenant-Colonel Nkana Efik, commander of the … read more

Kidnappers free Portuguese engineer

A Portuguese engineer who was kidnapped in southwestern Nigeria was released after spending three weeks in captivity, his family and Portuguese officials said Wednesday, according to Lusa news agency. Jose Luis Rosa, an engineer with the construction firm Picolo, had … read more

Lassa Fever Outbreak

An outbreak of Lassa fever was reported when the Chief Medical Director of National Hospital Abuja (NHA), Dr Olusegun Ajuwon, confirmed that one patient from the Federal Capital Territory, and two others from the adjoining Nasarawa State, were brought to … read more

militants: repelled army attack on camp

Nigeria’s main militant group said it repelled military forces attacking one of its camps Thursday in the restive southern region of Africa’s biggest petroleum producer. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta said in an e-mail statement that … read more

Russian tanker escapes pirate attack

A Russian oil tanker was attacked by pirates off the Nigerian coast but managed to escape with no casualties or damage, a source at a Russian shipping company said on Tuesday. The Khatanga, owned by the Murmansk Maritime Shipping Company, … read more