Virgin Nigeria Airline said on Thursday that it had entered into a code share agreement with North American Airlines, to signal its early resumption of direct flights to the United States. Redefined competition -a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 4Q8 A … read more
At least three people have been killed after Nigerian gunmen attacked two boats travelling between an oil terminal and the troubled Niger Delta. Security sources told the BBC the militants had used the gun from a navy boat they had … read more
(Reuters) – An Australian pilot was killed in Nigeria on Friday when the helicopter he was flying crashed at an oil export facility operated by U.S.-based ExxonMobil , the company and industry sources said. Multinational oil companies in Nigeria are … read more
BARELY 13 hours after the abduction of a Pakistani in Ogoni area of Rivers State, marauding gunmen have kidnapped a Nigerian oil Production Superintendent working for French multinational, Elf Petroleum Nigeria Limited in Port Harcourt. The Rivers State Governor, Celestine … read more
FOUR Niger Delta governors yesterday joined a Federal Government team at a meeting in The Hague, Netherlands, where restiveness among Nigerian oil-bearing communities and the need to secure the Gulf of Guinea topped the agenda. The forum, tagged: “The Gulf … read more
Residents of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, woke up yesterday to discover an increased presence of troops in some parts of the city. The deployment of troops followed the abduction of a Nigerian Production Superv-isor with Elf Petroleum Company Limited, Mr. … read more
THE Federal Republic of Germany wants to strengthen its economic relations with Nigeria, the visiting German Foreign Minister, Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, said yesterday in Abuja after conferring with the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bagudu Hirse. The envoy … read more
Nigeria’s security forces have demolished the headquarters of a Shia sect, whose members were accused of killing a rival Muslim cleric. The security forces destroyed a school, a clinic and the living quarters of the sect in the north-western Sokoto … read more
The Presidency yesterday confirmed the retirement of some senior officers of the armed forces but said that there was no ulterior motive in the purge. It also said �due process� was followed in the retirement gale as the affected officers … read more
A MAJOR dilemma is ongoing between American-based oil firms and the United States (U.S.) government over the involvement of some firms in that country in alleged bribery and corrupt business practices in Nigeria. Informed sources hinted yesterday that officials of … read more