Nigerian govt to legalise modular refineries – Presidential aide
Sen. Ita Enang, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, has said that the Federal Government ...
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Ex-Niger Delta militants threaten to ‘return to creeks’ over alleged irregular overseas training, house rent allowances
Ex-militants in the Niger Delta region under the umbrella of Niger Delta Defence Cops, NDDC, have threatened the leadership of ...
Insecurity: Senate moves to establish Commission against illegal use of guns
The Senate on Wednesday considered a bill seeking to establish the National Commission Against the Proliferation of Small Arms and ...
Gunmen kill 4 soldiers in Bayelsa – JTF
The Joint Military Force in the Niger Delta on Wednesday confirmed that four soldiers were killed in an ambush by ...
OML-25 host communities should not be pleading for school 40 years after oil exploration – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says has said that he was touched and saddened by the fact that the host communities of ...
2018: Kudos, knocks as experts reminisce about Nigeria’s financial sector
As 2019 begins, some financial experts reminiscing about Nigeria’s financial sector in 2018, say it recorded positive developments, but not ...
Niger Delta group disowns Orubebe over 2019 rigging plan claim
The Niger Delta Ambassadors for Change, NDAC, has disowned former Minister of Niger Delta, Godsday Orubebe, on plans by the ...
2019: I may let Niger-Delta states take 100% control of oil revenues — Atiku
Former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party's presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has said he is willing to let Nigeria’s oil ...
My heart was with Buhari not Jonathan during 2015 election, says Akpabio
A former governor of Akwa Ibom, Godswill Akpabio, on Monday said his heart was with President Muhammadu Buhari in the ...
Why I dumped PDP – Uduaghan
Former governor of Delta State, Emmanuel Uduaghan has said his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to All Progressives ...
Nigeria still depends on oil for economic growth, NNPC boss tells OPEC
Maikanti Baru, Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, said oil revenue remained vital for building the nation’s economy.
Amaechi says contractors need N100bn to complete East-West road project
The minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that N100billion would be needed by the contractors to complete the dualisation ...
December 2019 fuel importation deadline sacrosanct – NNPC
The dream of transforming Nigeria from a net exporter of crude oil to a net exporter of petroleum products would ...
Oil bunkering: Nigerian Navy hands over 32 suspects, exhibits to police
The Nigerian Navy says it has handed over 32 suspects with illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil, AGO, to the Area Commander, Nigerian Police, ...
JUST IN: Again, Senate confirms Buhari’s 3 nominees
Following the recommendation of the Senate Committee on Niger Delta, the upper chamber has confirmed the appointment of three members ...
PDP says Orubebe’s fears are no longer obtainable
PDP in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan on Tuesday in Abuja described Mr Orubebe’s fears ...
Buhari sacks Boroh, appoints Dokubo as PAP boss
Mr Buhari also approved the appointment of Charles Dokubo as the new helmsman.
Agency campaigns for science subjects among Niger Delta students
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, on Thursday commenced an initiative to promote the study of science subjects ...
China to produce 7,000 mega watts power project in Niger Delta
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has said it is in discussion with a Chinese firm to establish a regional ...
Niger-Delta amnesty: Militants give oil companies 3-day to vacate oil communities
A coalition of militant groups in Ondo State on Friday gave oil companies operating in the state three days to ...
Ogoniland: UNEP report spurs Nigerian govt to target 5,000 for medical support
The Federal Government is targeting about 5,000 men, women and children in its free medical outreach aimed to prevent, detect ...
Judge orders Shell, Eni to stand trial on alleged corruption in Nigeria
An Italian judge has ordered oil majors Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) and Eni (ENI.MI) to stand trial over alleged corruption ...
Politicians have hijacked amnesty programme, militants cry out
A militant group in Ondo State, United Sea Wolf Avenger, said politicians in the state had hijacked the Federal Government’s ...