Nationalites have now been announced by industry sources: KIDNAPPED OIL WORKERS IN NIGERIA ARE THREE AMERICANS, TWO BRITONS AND ONE S.AFRICAN-INDUSTRY SOURCES (Reuters) – Gunmen kidnapped six oil workers, possibly including foreign nationals, from a pipelaying vessel off the coast … read more
AP) Gunmen on Friday kidnapped foreign oil workers, including three Americans and four Britons, in Nigeria’s unruly southern petroleum-producing region, officials said. Security forces in the region said only six people were kidnapped, including an Indian, but details released by … read more
AFP: Gunmen have kidnapped several oil workers in southern Nigeria, at least eight of them expatriates, police and diplomatic sources said Friday. One diplomat, who asked not to be identified, said the foreigners included four Britons, three US nationals, one … read more
Gunmen kidnapped nine foreign oil workers and a Nigerian colleague from a ship off the coast of Nigeria on Friday, police said, bringing the total number of foreign hostages in the country to 25. The abductions come amid an upsurge … read more
The Nigeria Labour Congress has advised foreigners to obey its stay-at-home directive on May 28 and 29 and stay away from the presidential inauguration. The NLC President, Mr. Abdulwaheed Omar, gave the advice on Tuesday at a press conference organised … read more
Oil workers under the under the umbrellas of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) and Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association (PENGASSAN yesterday vowed to cripple the economy by embarking on indefinite strike to protest the … read more
In what appears an ugly drama that could mar Nigeria’s first transition from one civilian government to another, key members of out-going President Olusegun Obasanjo administration are plotting to either retain their present position or bag other juicy appointments under … read more
Nigeria and the United Kingdom yesterday met to find lasting solutions to alleged violation of the principles of Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA) by the British authorities. Nigerian international carriers such as Arik and Bellview airlines, have been denied access … read more
Abuja may reciprocate the new British visa policy which requires Nigerians living in the United Kingdom to return to Nigeria to renew their travel documents. Foreign Affairs Minister, Joy Ogwu, said at her valedictory news conference on Wednesday that Nigeria�s … read more
Unidentified gunmen shot and killed two people when they opened fire on a crowd at a bus station in Nigeria’s southern city of Port Harcourt, witnesses said. They said several other people were wounded in the shooting, the latest example … read more