Two oil workers’ unions, on Saturday, in Lagos gave a two-week ultimatum to the federal government to prevail on Conoil to comply with its workers’ demands. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association Of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and the National … read more
Vice President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan yesterday asked the Bayelsa State government to “thoroughly investigate” the alleged monthly deductions of N2.5 million from allocations to the 24 Local Development Areas of the state during his tenure as governor. The Vice President … read more
FORMER military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida yesterday dared his critics, saying nobody could intimidate him. “You know, just like you journalists say: publish and be damned. I am a general; I have been in the military for 32 years. … read more
Activities at the cargo section of the Murtala Mohammed Interna-tional Airport (MMA), Lagos, has been paralysed and movement of cargo suspended due to disagreement between two groups of Nigeria Customs Service officials who have been fat loggerheads since Tuesday this … read more
As part of activities to mark its retreat in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, later this month, the Senate has mapped out modalities to visit the Niger Delta creeks so as to get a first hand knowledge of the suffering of … read more
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday granted bail to two Germans, Messrs. Florian Orpitz (35) and Andy Lehmann (26) standing trial for alleged espionage. The two Germans are standing trial along with American/Nigerian, Judith Asuni, (60), and Danjuma … read more
Unknown militants in the early hours of yesterday struck at Bane, Khana Local Government Area of Ogoniland and took away Chief Kara Nwile Befi, father of the Deputy Speaker of Rivers State House of Assembly, Hon Charles Befi. The abduction … read more
Oil workers under the aegis of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association on Friday threatened a fresh strike over a labour crisis with the management of Belbop and … read more
Nigerian troops freed a British hostage on Friday after he had been held in “sub-human conditions” in the Niger Delta for almost two months, a military spokesman said. Soldiers acted on a tip-off and raided the Abaara-Etche community close to … read more
The Federal Government has said with judicious use of resources allocated to the troubled Niger Delta and support of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), it expects that peace would fully return to the region in the next six months. … read more