Oil and gas operators have expressed concern over the ageing of the industry�s workforce, without attendant replacements. The problem, although a global phenomenon, has become more of a challenge to the Nigerian environment, especially as it is estimated that 50 … read more
Nigeria has agreed a deal for US investment bank Merrill Lynch to take on most of its $500m (�257m) debt. The money is owed to the London Club, a group of creditor nations. Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Nenadi Usman, said it … read more
IJAW leader, Chief Edwin Clark says that hostage taking and other violent activities by miltiant groups in the Niger-Delta will not disrupt the 2007 general elections in the region, as the militants are not against democracy but neglect and underdevelopment … read more
RESPITE may soon come for millions who suffer from malaria in Africa and other parts of the world, as a new drug to cure the disease was yesterday launched in Paris, France. The drug is aimed especially at the thousands … read more
PREPARATIONS towards ensuring peaceful elections may have begun as the Nigeria Police are deploying about 200,000 officer for the exercise, Inspector General of Police Mr. Sunday Ehindero, has disclosed. The Police chief stated yesterday in Abuja that the decision to … read more
Vice President Atiku Abubakar says that the April general elections would not hold if the Federal Government stops him from contesting the presidential polls. Speaking in Lokoja, Kogi State, on Thursday, in continuation of his campaign, Atiku said: “We are … read more
A militant group calling itself the Niger Delta Gorillas, a purported arm of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has written an e-mail to most of the major oil and gas companies, asking them to withdraw … read more
Seven people were shot dead Friday and 10 others were seriously wounded when gunmen opened fire in a crowded district of Nigeria’s oil capital Port Harcourt, the police said. The unidentified gunmen entered the city aboard two buses, and blocked … read more
Gunmen kidnapped a Lebanese worker Wednesday in Nigeria’s restive southern oil region, the latest in a string of attacks across the increasingly lawless area, police said. The man, whose name was not released, was working on a construction project in … read more
The Action Congress has threatened that there would not be election in Nigeria if the Independent National Electoral Commission went ahead to disqualify its presidential candidate, Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, from contesting the April election. The party, in a statement by … read more