The Federal Government has said that the rehabilitation and expansion of the nation�s 21 airports will be implemented in phases. The Minister of Transportation, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, dropped this hint after inspecting the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano recentlyThe … read more
The U.S. Embassy said Thursday that American and other Western installations are at risk of terrorist attack in Nigeria, but officials later played down the warning, saying no specific threat had prompted the announcement. Nigeria, which has never suffered an … read more
The Grand Alliance of the Niger Delta, an umbrella body of militants in the region, has said that youth restiveness can be stopped if the Federal Government invests in the development of the region. Addressing journalists in Port Harcourt, Rivers … read more
Shell Petroleum Development Company has inspected the site of the oil spill in Ikot Ada Udo in Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom State, with a promise to rehabilitate those affected by the devastation of the spill. Shell�s visit to the site … read more
SHELL Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) is set to resume operations in its Western Division of Warri, Delta State, officials of the firm have disclosed. The closure of its western operations has had a substantial impact on the production level of … read more
AN N8.3 billion ($65 million) funding agreement for the expansion of the Bonny channel project in Rivers State was signed yesterday between the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG). Minister of State for Water Transportation, … read more
Nigerian Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe berated foreign diplomats on Wednesday over what he said were excessive concerns voiced by their countries about insecurity in the oil-producing Niger Delta. More than 200 foreigners, including a three-year-old girl, have been kidnapped in … read more
U.S. Embassy Abuja U.S. Consulate General LAGOS NIGERIA September 6, 2007 Warden Message The U.S. Mission in Nigeria has received information that U.S. and other Western interests in Nigeria are currently at risk for terrorist attacks. Potential targets include official … read more
(Reuters) – A U.S. official on Thursday played down a U.S. Embassy warning that Western interests in Nigeria were at risk of terrorist attack, saying the advisory was based on “very nonspecific threat information.” “I’d steer you away from the … read more
The Federal Government has announced that it would expand the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos (MMIA) as a remedy to the congestion at the nation�s busiest airport. Minister of Transportation, Mrs. Deziani Alison-Madueke, disclosed this yesterday after inspecting parts of … read more