The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has disclosed that 90 per cent of Niger Delta indigenes stand to lose their jobs in the region if the current insecurity and hostage taking persist. President of PENGASSAN, … read more
Reuters) – Lolo Oluchi has painted over the bullet holes in the ceiling of her karaoke bar in this Nigerian oil city, where gunmen seized seven foreign oil workers last August, but the regulars haven’t come back. Thousands of foreign … read more
Nigeria’s first human fatality from bird flu has been confirmed by the World Health Organisation. Tests in London confirmed that a 22-year-old woman who died on 17 January was infected with the deadly H5N1 strain. Nigeria reported several human cases … read more
President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday in Port Harcourt said his administration would from now on adopt a �stick and carrot� approach in solving the Niger Delta problem whereby he would ensure the development of the area but apply force to curtail … read more
IT was meant to be a security report to put operatives in government offices on the alert and prevent them from being caught unawares by the activities of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) militants. But … read more
GOING by the security report of the SSS in Delta state, the 24 Filipinos would be released in the next few days but from the situation on ground, it does not look so. However, the MEND High-Command detailed an official … read more
China’s Foreign Ministry announced Sunday that nine Chinese oil workers who were kidnapped last month in Nigeria had been released unharmed by their captors. The workers were taken Jan. 25 when gunmen stormed the government-owned Chinese National Petroleum Co. office … read more
It is with deep regret that Addax Petroleum reports the death of an employee of Petrostuff Nigeria Limited, a third-party manpower service provider to Addax Petroleum, following his abduction from the Akam oil production platform in OML123. Addax Petroleum would … read more
Leaders of the Niger Delta on Friday urged Vice-President Atiku Abubakar not to incite militants in the region. They also declared that the region would not be drawn into the ongoing feud between President Olusegun Obasanjo and Abubakar. Ijaw National … read more
The Federal Government yesterday night alleged that it had uncovered a plot by Vice President Atiku Abubakar to undermine the security of the nation. Malam Sani Uba, Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs who spoke to journalists in … read more