Nigerian militant group MEND said on Wednesday it had instructed armed groups in the Niger Delta to unleash a month of “mayhem” to press its case for more autonomy in the oil-producing region. Militants have staged 10 attacks on Western … read more
Protesting workers of Nigerian Agip Oil Company on Wednesday barricaded the entrance of the company�s head office in Port Harcourt to press home demand for improved welfare. The workers, who began a strike last Monday, also vowed to sustain the … read more
Security has been primed and vigilance raised a notch to contain fall-outs of the elections, following fears of instability after May 29. A huge intelligence operation that would herald a security clampdown is underway to identify and keep in sight … read more
In the oil rich Niger Delta impoverished youth organize themselves into associations in the hope of gaining strength through numbers. Some have also taken up arms but Prince Wegwu, head of the youth association in the village of Mbodo Aluu, … read more
Gunmen seized four more foreign workers amid a dramatic rise in violence that has roiled Nigeria’s southern petroleum-producing region, oil industry officials said Wednesday. The attackers carrying assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades stormed a transport vessel carrying the workers in … read more
THERE may be no hiding place for Nigerian politicians planning to escape the long arm of the law, especially after the handover of power on May 29. America’s Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has declared that it is ready to … read more
THE Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), yesterday, blew up three oil pipelines in Bayelsa State, forcing Italian oil giant, Eni, to halt production from two oilfields. The group said in an e-mail it bombed the pipelines … read more
The Federal Government has concluded plans to enforce foreign carriers operating in the country to lower their fares. The Minister of State for Air Transport, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, said this at the submission of the report by the committee on … read more
The Federal Government has earned $1.5 billion since 2005 in signature bonuses from the oil licensing bid rounds introduced by the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo in 2000 to replace the discretionary allocation of oil blocks to companies operating in … read more
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, or MEND, said late Monday it would resume “in the coming days” attacks on Nigeria’s crude oil exports. “In pursuance of our pledge to cripple the Nigerian crude oil export industry, … read more