Reuters) – An explosion occurred on Saturday near the headquarters of Rivers State government in Nigeria’s oil capital Port Harcourt moments after militants said they were about to detonate two car bombs in the region, a state government spokesman said. … read more
A car bomb exploded outside a state governor’s office in Nigeria’s southern oil hub on Saturday, the first time a government installation was targeted by a militant group that has repeatedly kidnapped foreign oil workers and occupied pumping stations run … read more
Italian energy company Eni SpA (E) Thursday said it suspended the 40,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day output at Nigeria’s Tebidaba oil-pumping station it runs after it was attacked by armed men earlier in the day. Eni said it … read more
Lagos State government yesterday threatened to shut down the Apapa plant of the Nigeria Bottling Company (NBC), makers of Coca Cola, and other companies operating in the state, if they don�t desist from “indiscriminate pollution of waterways in the state”. … read more
THE Presidency, yesterday, denied Vice President Atiku Abubakar the use of a presidential plane to the United States of America (USA) for his vacation. This was 24 hours after he was adopted by the Action Congress (AC) and 10 other … read more
RAMPAG ING robbers yesterday, at Ojota area of Lagos, killed at least eight passengers of a luxury bus and set the driver and the bus ablaze. Several other passengers were severely injured while goods, most of which were fabrics worth … read more
THE Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) yesterday ruled out, in the strongest terms yet, releasing four foreign oil workers held hostage since December 7 in exchange for a ransom. The group seized the four men when … read more
This advice has been reviewed and reissued with amendments to the Summary, Terrorism/Security and Local Laws and Customs section (child custody). The Overall level of the advice has not changed. We advise against all travel to the riverine areas of … read more
Armed men attacked a Total SA oil pumping station in Nigeria in an overnight raid that left three security guards dead and shut down the facility, a company official said Thursday. The Total official in Nigeria’s capital of Abuja spoke … read more
The largest oil operator in Nigeria, Royal Dutch Shell, began evacuating all staff dependants from the Niger Delta on Thursday after militants planted a car bomb in a residential compound, industry sources said. The evacuation involves about 400 family members … read more