Traders of the Mile One market in Port Harcourt have been directed to vacate the market from yesterday to enable the contractors to move into the site for commencement of work. Rivers state governor Celestine Omehia stated this weekend in … read more
Shell Petroleum Development Company, said on Monday that it had restored output at its crude gathering point at the Bomu Manifold in Rivers State, which supplies the Bonny Export Terminal. Output is �back to normal level,� London-based Shell spokeswoman, Eurwen … read more
One of the armed militant groups in Bayelsa State which penultimate weekend seized ten oil workers from a vessel lying pipelines off the Atlantic coast of Sangana in the Brass Local Government Area of the state has raised alarm over … read more
Nigeria has filed charges against the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, accusing it of carrying out improper trials for an anti-meningitis drug. The government is seeking $7bn (�3.5bn) in damages for the families of children who allegedly died or suffered side-effects after … read more
Passengers at different airports in the country had a bad time yesterday as it was difficult for them to connect flights due to the scarcity of aviation fuel, known as JET A1, which affected the operations of many airlines that … read more
In the U.S. a politician has been charged under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which prohibits corporate bribery overseas. Louisiana congressman, William Jefferson, allegedly received more than $500,000 in bribes and sought millions by using his office to arrange business … read more
Nigerian state governors from the Niger Delta have called for the release of a detained militant leader in an effort to appease insurgents who have crippled oil production in the anarchic region. Several armed groups responsible for attacks on oil … read more
Oil workers have threatened to �physically� stop the takeover of both Kaduna and Port Harcourt refineries by their new owner, Blue Star Oil, a Nigerian consortium. The workers, under the aegis of Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of … read more
A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has ordered Shell Petroleum Development Company to forfeit its occupancy of their residential area on Aba Road covering 153.5 acres or in the alternative, pay N6.1 billion to Rumuokroshe people of … read more
Police freed two Filipino nationals who were held hostage for a few hours in southern Nigeria on Sunday, Rivers State police chief Felix Ogbaudu said. He said the Filipino hostages were freed by police at the Elelenwo waterfront on the … read more