(Reuters) – Negotiators in Nigeria’s oil-producing southern delta were seeking the release on Saturday of eight foreign workers kidnapped from an oil rig by gunmen demanding jobs and development for their community. Six Britons, one Canadian and one American were … read more
A MAJOR oil spill has forced Anglo-Dutch oil giant, Shell, to cut production by 50,000 barrels per day in Nembe, Bayelsa State. �We have closed down four flowstations as a result of a spill at our Nembe Creek trunk line. … read more
BARELY two days after he effected a change in the military hierarchy, President Olusegun Obasanjo extended the same measure to the cabinet yesterday. Five ministers and a minister of state were affected in the Federal Executive Council (FEC) reshuffle announced … read more
British and U.S. diplomats in Nigeria were checking reports on Friday of an attack on an offshore oil rig in which up to six Britons, two Americans and a Canadian were taken hostage, the diplomats said. Security sources said the … read more
Apparently on vengeance mission to avenge the death of their colleagues in last weekend invasion of Okochiri, a tiny island in Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State, gunmen suspected to be members of Niger Delta Vigilante group, yesterday killed … read more
Despite the already low supply of power in the country, six states, namely Abia, Imo, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Rivers and Bayelsa, are to be in darkness for some months, following the collapse yesterday of five 330 KVA towers on … read more
THE chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has said he will bring corruption charges against 24 state governors when their terms end next year. The governors currently enjoy constitutional immunity from criminal prosecution and … read more
PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT RIVERS STATE (PORT HARCOURT) ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION DAY IS DUE THIS SATURDAY JUNE THE 03RD 2006. THE EXERCISE WILL START AT 07:00 HOURS AND WILL END AROUND 10:00 HOURS. THE PUBLIC ARE EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE … read more
The United States Government yesterday explained its presence at the Gulf of Guinea where Nigeria�s biggest oil field, Bonga Project, is located, saying the move was to help Nigeria secure the area from terrorists and other maritime criminals. Responding to … read more
For the second time in three weeks, Nigeria’s consumer authorities have shut down the Abuja regional headquarters of mobile telecommunications giant MTN Nigeria for flouting the operational guidelines in its dealings with Nigerian subscribers to its network. The Consumer Protection … read more