THE Navy said, yesterday, it would maintain a tough stance on hostage-takers despite the death of a British hostage in an attempt to rescue him and six others seized by militants in Rivers State on Wednesday. Spokesman for the Navy, … read more
The drama of foreign oil workers kidnapped for ransom in restive southern Nigeria plays out so often that it seems the hostage takers, the oil giants and the army follow a script � one that usually ends peacefully with the … read more
OIL companies that ignore local contactors and farm out jobs to foreign companies cost Nigerians $400m between 2000 and 2005, the Senate said on Wednesday. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources Upstream, Senator Lee Ledogo Maeba, revealed this on … read more
OIL companies that ignore local contactors and farm out jobs to foreign companies cost Nigerians $400m between 2000 and 2005, the Senate said on Wednesday. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources Upstream, Senator Lee Ledogo Maeba, revealed this on … read more
The Otorogu gas plant in Otu-Jeremi, Ughelli South Local government Area, Delta State, has been shut down following the killing of a youth by a soldier attached to the plant from the Joint Military Task Force in the Niger Delta. … read more
A British oil worker died last night in a botched attempt to rescue seven foreign nationals from kidnappers in Nigeria. The Briton, who worked for Italian petrochemical firm Eni SpA, was killed as private security agents fought the kidnappers with … read more
A kidnapped British oil worker, one of seven taken hostage this week, was killed yesterday when Nigerian security forces carried out a rescue operation in the troubled Niger Delta region. He was the first foreign oil worker to be killed … read more
The death of a British hostage in Nigeria’s oil-producing south in a shootout between kidnappers and troops raises the stakes for oil workers but is unlikely to change much for the industry, security experts said on Thursday. The Briton, abducted … read more
Police have identified a British oil worker killed during an attempt to free seven men seized by Nigerian militants. David Hunt, 58, from Middlesbrough, died during a rescue attempt after being taken hostage from an oil ship off the coast … read more
The death of a British oil worker and three others in Nigeria’s first attempt to use force to free hostages in its troubled Niger Delta has drawn criticism from security experts. “Quite frankly, I think the entire operation was a … read more