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Chevron ontinues, but talks scheduled

A strike by Nigerian white-collar oil workers against Chevron’s local unit entered a third day, a union official said. Production remained unaffected. The union and management will hold talks with Petroleum Minister H. Odein Ajumogobia tomorrow and with Abubakar Yar’Adua, … read more

Kidnapped oil worker released

Maltese oil worker George Scerri has been released by Nigerian kidnappers who seized him just over a month ago, the Maltese government has said. He was released about 3 a.m. today, a Maltese delegation which had stayed on in Nigeria … read more

$85bn needed for stable power

Eighty five billion US dollars is re-quired for the complete rectification of the nation�s moribund power sector between now and 2020 while another N301.3 billion will be required to develop gas infrastructure to power the various power plants that are … read more

The Case Against Gambari

SINCE he was nominated by President Umar Yar’ Adua as the chairman of the impending Niger Delta summit, major stakeholders in Nigeria’s oil-rich zone have rejected him. The most prominent militant outfit, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger … read more