Against the background of incessant accidents with attendant loss of lives and property, Lagos State government has banned poorly maintained vehicles especially trucks and petroleum tankers from entering the metropolis. The state said, Wednesday, it would be deploying officials of … read more
United Nations Assistant Secretary General and Executive Director of UNITAR, Dr. Carles Lopse, has said that the problem with the Niger Delta was more of image management and rumour than security threat. He stated this while fielding questions from Government … read more
Nigeria’s new minister for the Niger Delta on Wednesday dismissed appeals by supporters of detained militant leader Henry Okah for him to be sent abroad for medical treatment. “It appears like one of those tricks to escape justice … It … read more
Gunmen attacked a compound housing ExxonMobil staff in the Niger Delta but were repulsed after a fierce battle with Nigerian troops, the oil company and security sources said Wednesday. Around 20 militants used five speedboats in the midnight raid on … read more
Mili tants in the Niger Delta region have issued a three day ultimatum to the Nigeria Agip Oil Company, (NAOC) and Saipem to leave the area. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) had earlier suspended attack … read more
The unabated crisis in the oil-rich Niger Delta has continued to take its toll on Shell Petroleum Development and Production Company (SPDC) and Nigeria’s oil revenue, as the company has been forced to shut in production of 180,000 barrels per … read more
Foreign workers file off a morning flight at the airport in Nigeria’s petroleum industry hub of Port Harcourt, met by dozens of escort vehicles and scores of armed soldiers outside the terminal. “Ten years ago a lone driver and myself … read more
Kidnappers operating in Rivers State will now face the death penalty as the Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, is set to sign into law a bill instituting death penalty for kidnapping. This is coming on the heels of a lamentation … read more
MARITIME Workers of Nigeria (MWUN), yesterday threatened to shut down the nation’s maritime sector within the next seven days unless the Federal Government ordered the management of BUA Terminal 7 to move out the “ship factory” from the Port Harcourt … read more
Nigeria’s foreign-exchange controls introduced last week, including a ban on currency trading between commercial banks, may last months, said Chukwuma Soludo, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. The new rules are “temporary” and “could last for weeks, could last … read more