Refinery workers in one of the main cities in Nigeria’s Niger Delta have started a protest action over the last-minute sell-off of refineries by the outgoing government. Meanwhile, motorists line up for hours to get gasoline, wondering why there is … read more
AGAIN, Lagos erupted in bloody violence yesterday as suspected rival street urchins, popularly called “Area Boys,” clashed over the control of Oshodi Market Motor Park. At the end of the bloody encounter, about six persons were feared killed. Dangerous weapons, … read more
A senior Nigerian diplomat was detained by Indian authorities after they seized $2.27m in cash from him at the international airport in New Delhi, media reports said on Tuesday. Captain G A Ojedokun, defence adviser to the Nigerian envoy in … read more
Aviation Unions Grand Alliance (AUGA), umbrella body for all aviation workers in the country, has given the Federal Government 21-days ultimatum to pay 5,465 former workers of Nigeria Airways their salary and pension arrears, which have been denied them for … read more
Fuel scarcity has hit Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, following the strike declared by workers in oil and gas industry over the sale of the Port Harcourt Refinery by the Federal Government. The aggrieved workers are protesting the disposal … read more
The Federal Government has confirmed that the sum of N820, 306, 727.10 would be spent for the presidential handing over ceremonies which starts on Friday, May 29 at the National Mosque, Abuja. The Minister of Information and Communication, Mr. Frank … read more
Nigeria has overtaken Saudi Arabia in the ranking of crude oil exporters to the United States, a preliminary data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has shown. According to the EIA data on the US crude import rankings in … read more
To clear its name of criminal actions in the name of �the Niger Delta struggle�, the Joint Revolution Council (JRC), which is the umbrella body of the militant groups in the region, has vowed to find and effect the release … read more
A COMBINED team of military, State Security Services (SSS) and Mobile Police personnel are reportedly awaiting clearance from the Presidency to invade an enclave of suspected Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) members in Ebonyi … read more
Four gunmen seized a Lebanese worker in Nigeria’s western delta oil city of Warri on Tuesday, the military and security sources said. The armed men also snatched the Lebanese man’s car, security sources said, adding that a gun was recovered … read more