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Our Interest in N�Delta, By US

The United States Amba-ssador to Nigeria, Ms. Robin Renee Sanders, has said the preoccupation of her country in the Niger Delta region is to offer humanitarian intervention, education and promotion of dialogue as a way of affecting the oil-producing communities … read more

Oil installations: FG beefs up security

THE Federal Government may have begun gradual security reinforcement around oil installations in the troubled Niger Delta following threats by armed groups in the region to cripple the oil industry, the mainstay of the nation’s economy in retaliation for the … read more

World Bank Votes N45bn for Country’s Roads

The World Bank yesterday said it had approved a credit grant totaling $390 million (about N45 billion) to assist in the development of Nigeria’s road transport sector. World Bank’s financial support came in the wake of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua’s … read more

Oil Spillage: Abia State Govt takes on Shell

Abia Environment Commissioner Emeka Onuoha says Shell Petroleum Development Company must pay compensation for the environmental pollution it caused in the oil producing communities of the state. Onuoha, who said this in an interview at Umuahia, noted that negotiations between … read more