President Umaru Musa Yar�Adua has lifted the ban on the importation of bagged cement into the country. The lifting of the ban, according to the government, is with a view to bridging the deficit of 11.5 million tonnes in the … read more
Niger Delta militants attacked an oil service vessel on Bonny River in the Niger Delta on Monday, Rivers State Commissioner of Police Felix Ogbaudu said. He told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa that the vessel was heading toward the Mystras oil platform … read more
THERE have been startling revelations about how army officers sold weapons to militant groups in the Niger Delta. According to investigations, thousands of AK-47 rifles, General Purpose Machine guns (GPMGs) and ammunition are said to be missing from the Nigerian … read more
(Reuters) – Danish shipping and oil group A.P. Moller-Maersk suspended all shipping to a major oil industry port in Nigeria, the company said on Monday, after militants shot at six vessels nearby last week. Onne port is not an oil … read more
Attackers tossed an explosive device into the vehicle of a top port official working in Nigeria’s chaotic oil region, killing the official’s driver and wounding a security guard, police said Tuesday. The driver had just dropped off the regional port … read more
AMID an upsurge in violence in the Niger Delta and threats by militants to expand the theatre of battle to other parts of the country, fresh suggestions for peace in the region were proffered by stakeholders at the weekend. Specifically, … read more
Investigation of the fire that consumed an oil vessel in Port Harcourt last Friday showed it was an accident, according to Information and Communications Minister, John Odey. The fire occurred as a result of “technical defect, which was noticed earlier … read more
Rivers State government is poised to overrun militants in the state, according to its governor Chibuike Amechi, who also said that Ateke Tom, now the wanted outlaw, would forfeit his houses to the state. The houses would eventually become health … read more
THE Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has been hit by another scandal as the United States government has uncovered a case of a huge bribe allegedly paid to the NCS officials by Panalpina World Transport Limited. US investigators alleged that a … read more
Nigeria’s government is suing three international tobacco firms for $44bn (�22bn) – the first such case in the developing world – due to start in the capital, Abuja. It says tobacco manufacturers are putting unacceptable pressure on the country’s health … read more