Following the rejection of the Greentree Accord between Nigeria and Cameroun over the disputed Bakassi Peninsula by the Senate, the United Nations has summoned both countries to New York The Senate had last week described the transfer the oil-rich peninsula … read more
Oil workers under the umbrella of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG), (Eastern Command) will begin an indefinite industrial action from today. The union said it was calling the strike over what it described as the non-recognition … read more
The Federal Government has asked the British Government to assist it in restructuring the Nigeria Police Force. The Minister of Interior, Maj.-Gen. Godwin Abbe (rtd.), who disclosed this on Monday in Abuja, said the request was made by President Umaru … read more
There were reports of clashes between the NigerianNavy and militants in Soku, Akuku Toru LocalGovernment Area of Rivers State, the heart beat ofNigerian oil and gas in the Niger Delta where the navyclaimed to have sunk several boats used by … read more
President Umaru Yar� Adua said on Monday that Nigeria required to increase funding for oil and gas sector from the current $4.5bn to about $10bn annually in order to achieve optimum development in the sector. Speaking at the first Nigerian … read more
NO fewer than ten officers of the Nigerian Merchant Navy including their Commandant, Commodore Benson Edema were weekend arrested by people suspected to be naval men and taken to an undisclosed location in Apapa, Lagos after a minor disagreement with … read more
Nigerian troops clashed early on Sunday with armed militants in the Niger Delta oil region near a natural gas facility run by Royal Dutch Shell PLC, a military official said. The latest encounter between troops and militants in rising violence … read more
Four patrol boats belonging to the Nigerian Navy in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, were on Sunday attacked by militants. A source told our correspondents that the boats were patrolling the creeks in the Soku area of Port Harcourt when the … read more
The House of Representatives has barred the chairmen of its standing committees from travelling abroad until the 2008 budget is passed. The decision was taken to meet the December 20 deadline set to approve the budget. It also hinted that … read more
THE Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Mike Aondoaka (SAN), has written President Umaru Yar�Adua, asking him to stop the ongoing money laundering trial of former Delta State governor, Chief James Ibori, in a London court. … read more