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Shell Shuts Down Utorogu Gas Plant

Utorogu Gas Plant belonging to Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has been shut down following the fire that gutted the 10-inch Utorogu-Ughelli Pumping Station condensate trunkline yesterday. A number of persons were burnt to death and several others sustained injuries … read more

Chanchangi Airlines in Another Near Disaster

A Boeing 727 owned by Chanchangi Airlines yesterday was in flames as it landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. The aircraft which arrived from Kaduna was scheduled to depart for Lagos. Although the airline�s spokesperson, Olu Balogun, explained that … read more

Chevron workers� strike boosts oil prices

Oil prices shot higher on Thursday, extending overnight gains on news of a surprise strike on Tuesday and Wednesday at Chevron Corporation facilities in Nigeria. However, the strike was called off 48 hours later. The President, National Union of Petroleum … read more

Violence: Five killed in Edo, Ogun

No fewer than five people were killed on Thursday in two separate clashes in Ogun and Edo states. Two of the deaths were recorded in Sagamu, Ogun State, when rival groups in the Peoples Democratic Party clashed at the emergency … read more

Vaccine-linked polio hits Nigeria

Nigeria is fighting a rare outbreak of a vaccine-derived form of polio, says the UN’s World Health Organization. It says 69 children in the north have caught the paralysing disease from others who had already been immunised. The WHO says … read more