U.S. Consulate General, Lagos Warden Message November 3, 2006 United States Consulate, Lagos, Nigeria Consular Section 2 Walter Carrington Crescent, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria Tel: 01-261-0078/1414 E-mail: lagoscons2@state.gov The U.S. Government has learned that as of late October 2006, a … read more
Sven-Goran Eriksson’s agent denied reports that the former England coach is in talks to take charge of Nigeria’s national soccer team. Reports that the Swede talked with Nigerian officials about the job ten days ago were sparked by comments made … read more
A four-member team from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board joined Nigerian investigators Wednesday in trying to unravel why a Boeing 737 passenger jet crashed on takeoff, killing 96 people, government officials said. The American investigators arrived in Nigeria late … read more
A Briton and an American were kidnapped on Thursday from an oil prospecting ship off the coast of Nigeria’s southern state of Bayelsa, diplomatic and security sources said. It was the latest in a wave of kidnappings and violence against … read more
Armed gunmen seized two expatriate oil workers – a Briton and an American – during a raid on a Norwegian oil services ship off Nigeria’s southern coast, officials and the oil company said today. The two were seized before dawn … read more
Armed gunmen on 2 November kidnapped two foreign oil workers from a ship off the coast of Bayelsa state in the Niger delta region. The incident underlines an increase in militancy in the region since the start of 2006, and … read more
Royal Dutch Shell has resumed production of 47,000 barrels per day of oil output in Nigeria after a protest by villagers over contracts, a spokesman said on Thursday. Villagers stormed four oil flow stations, including three operated by Shell, last … read more
The Police in Rivers State have announced the arrest and subsequent detention of six persons alleged to be the brain behind kidnapping of expatriate workers in in the Niger Delta region especially Rivers and Akwa Ibom States. The police which … read more
The last of the oil platforms taken over by irate Kula youths in Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State-Ekulema 2, was vacated in the early hours of Tuesday. The youths left the oil platform following an all-night meeting held … read more
Ogoniland appears to be heading for another major crisis following deep internal disagreements over the mandate of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) to clean up oil spill sites in the area. Although the UNEP team led by the Director, … read more