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No Filipino kidnapped

The Department of Foreign Affairs said Sunday that no Filipino was among nine foreign oil workers abducted in Nigeria. Claro Cristobal, DFA spokesman, told abs-cbnNEWS.com in a text message that Philippine Ambassador to Nigeria Masaranga Umpa confirmed that according to … read more

‘Boatload’ of foreigners siezed

Gunmen on Friday seized a boatload of foreign oil workers, including three Americans, four Britons and a South African, in the latest violence to hit Nigeria’s southern petroleum-producing region, officials said. Nearly 200 foreign workers have been kidnapped in 18 … read more

Oil unions suspend strike

Nigeria’s oil unions said Saturday they have suspended a two-day-old strike after the government met their demands over the proposed sale of two state-owned oil refineries. “We have suspended the strike,” Peter Esele, president of the senior oil workers union … read more

Oil Workers� Strike Stalls Crude Lifting

Oil workers, under the umbrellas of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Employees (NUPENG) and Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), in the employment of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corpora-tion (NNPC), the Department of … read more

5,000 policemen for Yar�Adua�s inauguration

About 5,000 policemen will provide security during the inauguration of Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar�Adua as president on Tuesday. The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory Command, Mr. Lawrence Alobi, made this known on Thursday just as the Inspector-General of Police, … read more