AP) � A passenger plane overshot the runway and skidded to a halt in a nearby field while landing Monday in Nigeria’s southeastern oil town of Port Harcourt but no one was seriously hurt, police and airport officials said. The … read more
CALABAR, Nigeria (Reuters) – A Nigerian court annulled the election of a state governor on Monday in the tenth such ruling since nationwide polls more than a year ago that were deemed not credible by international observers. An appeals court … read more
Oil industry executives have applauded the Joint Military Task Force (JTF�s) renewed offensive against illegal oil bunkering, demanding that the JTF should be resolute in dealing with perpetrators of oil theft. The commendation came in the wake of the recent … read more
The Nigerian Embassy in Washington, D.C., arguably the world�s most powerful city, has joined a litany of foreign missions causing national embarrassment to the country due to neglect, THISDAY has learnt. The last maintenance exercise carried out on the building … read more
The United Kingdom Government has given approval to Arik Air to begin scheduled operations to London through the Heathrow Airport. A statement by the airline�s Media Officer, Mr. Adebanji Ola, said that the news of the permit was broken by … read more
Chairman, Senate Committee on Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Senator Smart Adeyemi, has advocated an immediate ban on use of generators at home to ensure the success of the expected state of emergency on the power sector. Senator Adeyemi, who … read more
Nigerian security forces continue combing for suspected hideouts for kidnappers of two German construction workers in Port Harcourt, the hub of the country’s oil industry. Militants and criminals seeking ransom have attacked and kidnapped foreign workers in the Niger Delta, … read more
One of China�s top engineering firms has signed a $1 billion deal to build a road around Port Harcourt, the hub of Africa�s biggest oil industry, the African Finance Corporation (AFC) development bank said on Sunday. The deal makes Beijing … read more
The Federal Government has approved the establishment of the United States military command (AFRICOM) in Africa, which security sources said last night might have Nigeria as its base.The establishment of AFRICOM in Africa has generated huge controversy among military analysts, … read more
(Reuters) – Nigeria’s biggest construction firm, Julius Berger JUBR.LG, is pulling out of the oil-producing Niger Delta because of the deteriorating security situation there, a senior company executive said on Saturday. Gunmen kidnapped two Germans working for the firm, the … read more