President Umaru Musa Yar�Adua yesterday disclosed that he was ordering a thorough investigation into allegations made by leaders of the Ijaw National Forum on the origins and causes of the recent crises in Port Harcourt and Rivers State as a … read more
SHELL Petroleum Development Company is yet to resume operations at its shut facilities in the Niger Delta region. Our correspondent found on Tuesday that all the production platforms of SPDC,especially, in the western division � Bayelsa and Delta states � … read more
President George Bush of the United States has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Comm-ission (EFCC) for its role in the war against drug trafficking and money laundering, even though Nigeria is still officially regarded as a major transit country … read more
Nigeria has recovered a total of $505.5 million from Swiss authorities being money stolen and stashed away by the late military ruler, General Sani Abacha, according to data released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and the … read more
Bayelsa State House of Assembly has summoned the Anglo-Dutch oil giant, Shell Petroleum Development Company, (SPDC) to appear before it tomorrow over the allegation of neglect by one of its host communities. Also to appear before the house is the … read more
FEDERAL Government yesterday identified underdevelopment and lack of infrastructure as the biggest cause of insecurity in the Niger Delta region of the country. To this end, government said it is working hard to make sure that all the necessary facilities … read more
Minister for Commerce and Industry, Chief Charles Ugwu, has restated Federal Government’s commitment to end importation of petroleum products. Refineries in the country have fallen into bad times and even at peak productions, cannot meet the rising local demand. Consequently, … read more
The Minister of State for Gas, Mr. Emmanuel Odusina, yesterday said that Nigeria could lose about seven billion dollars in the next three months if the gas sector is not well-developed. He said at the inauguration of the Senate Committee … read more
UNLESS urgent steps are taken by the Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA), to rehabilitate the failed portion of the Kaiama Bridge head along the Bayelsa State stretch of the East-West Road, the route stands the risk of not only being … read more
Due to the upsurge in cases of assassination across the country, politicians in Bayelsa State have approached the police for protection. Investigations by our correspondent in Yenagoa, the state capital on Sunday, showed that the number of politicians that had … read more