Rivers State Deputy Governor, Sir Gabriel Toby, has called on the Nigerian Air Force to give more premium to its operations in the Niger Delta, in view of its air power which is strategic in securing the water ways and … read more
The implementation of the policy on 100 per cent local production of cement will now take effect from December 2007, the Minister for Industry, Amb. Fidelis Tapgun, has said. Tapgun said this in an interview at the weekend in Abuja … read more
About 11 persons died in two different incidents in Ogoni and Eleme both in Rivers State during pipeline vandalisation incident and inter-cult clashes. In Ogale Eleme, Eleme Local Government area of the state, six persons were confirmed dead while the … read more
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) is to introduce terminal navigation charges by January 2007, Mr Roland Iyayi, Managing Director of NAMA, has said. The implementation would ensure that airline operators and other users of navigational aids pay for the … read more
GLO Mobile has again been rated the best GSM operator in the country by a new audit of mobile telephone service providers in Nigeria . A summary of Network Audit for Lagos State in June published in August-September 2006 edition … read more
A corruption investigation in Washington has roiled Nigeria, leaving the top two leaders publicly trading allegations. Nigeria’s president says his estranged vice president is implicated in the bribery case against a U.S. legislator, and the vice president has responded with … read more
US multi-billionaire Bill Gates promised to assist Nigeria in fighting HIV/Aids in talks with President Olusegun Obasanjo, official News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported on Sunday. During the meeting in Obasanjo’s southwestern Ota farm on Saturday, the president discussed the … read more
Abia State Government has appealed to the Federal Government to implement the findings of the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) Oil Wells Verification Committee by paying to the state, full revenue from the 53 oil wells located in … read more
Rising hostilities bet-ween soldiers of the Joint Military Task Force and militants in the Niger Delta has forced Shell to shut in another 9,000 barrel per day of oil production. The closure of the Ekulama 1 flow station east of … read more
Militants yesterday raised an alarm that the military in the Niger Delta has commenced retaliatory attacks on Ijaw settlements over the killing of about 14 soldiers in two separate clashes as they allegedly attacked Elem-Sangana near Soku in Rivers State … read more