Leaders of Nigeria’s two oil unions will meet to decide on a strike planned to protest rising insecurity in the Niger Delta, a union official said. Babatunde Ogun, president of the white-collar Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of … read more
Nigeria’s central bank further tightened its currency controls on Tuesday, effectively shutting down the interbank foreign exchange market and cutting the amount of U.S. dollars commercial banks can hold. The move is the latest effort by the central bank to … read more
The management of Shell Petroleum Development Company is set to evacuate its staff from the volatile oil locations in the Niger Delta ahead of the February 14 deadline given by a militant group in the region to the Anglo-Dutch oil … read more
The 3 day warning strike threatened by workers under the aegis of Petroleum and Naural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) to drive home their point over insecurity in … read more
Airfrance says it will commence daily flight schedule from Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa in April. The District Manager, Eastern Nigeria, Mr Yann Gibert, who disclosed this to our aviation correspondent said the company would commence operations using jumbo aircraft … read more
Port activities in Lagos State are at a standstill! Freight forwarders are protesting high demurrage and port charges by the concessionaires and shipping lines operating in the country. The protest is in response to the 72-hour ultimatum given to the … read more
The Minister of Labour and Productivity has said that the Federal Government is preparing to receive the expected influx of Nigerians in the Diaspora, who may return home over the global economic crisis. He said that Nigerians in the Diaspora … read more
The Muslim community in Kaduna has criticisd the continued scarcity of firewood saying it is causing delay in the burying of corpses. Firewood is used to cover graves the dead people have been buried. A Chief Imam in Kaduna said … read more
The U.N. Human Rights Council reviews Nigeria’s human rights record Monday, an assessment that is conducted every four years of all member states. Rights groups say Nigeria faces critical human rights challenges, but the government disputes many of those claims. … read more
An expatriate working in the construction company handling Ondo State road contract, Mr Luis Jose Rentad, a Portuguese, had been kidnapped by militant youths in Ajagba, Irele Local Government area of the state. Rentad, who is an engineer working with … read more