Tag: Niger Delta
Buhari assures oil companies of protection in Niger Delta
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja assured oil companies operating in the Niger Delta that the Federal Government is…
UK foreign minister asks Buhari govt address Niger Delta issues
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari needs to address grievances in the Delta region where militants have been blowing up oil pipelines…
Navy moves against militants in Niger Delta
The Central Naval Command (CNC) of the Nigerian Navy on Thursday reiterated its resolve to deal with the resurgence of…
Niger Delta militants kill 3 soldiers
The Joint Military Force deployed to protect oil facilities in the Niger Delta on Tuesday confirmed that three soldiers were…
Niger Delta militants attack Chevron facility
Militants attacked a Chevron platform in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta region late on Wednesday, the United States energy company said…
Oil Spillage: FG slams N1.3trillion suit on Shell, four others
Akin Kuponiyi President Muhammadu Buhari, has authorised that, the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Attorney General of…
SETRACO pulls out of Niger Delta project after killings, kidnap
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The acting Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mrs Ibim Semenitari, has expressed shock and…
Tompolo denies giving ultimatum to Buhari on troops withdrawal
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Ex-Militant leader in the Niger Delta region, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo (Tompolo) has denied giving President Muhammadu…
Buhari promises to secure Niger Delta, rebuild North East
President Muhammadu Buhari said Monday in Abuja that the Federal Government has begun mobilizing the military and task forces to…
N/Delta: Chevron, IITA partner to train 40 youths in agriculture
Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL)and International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Ibadan, had concluded arrangement to train 40 youths from the…
Partnership with EFCC essential to curb oil theft – Army
Brig Gen S. O. Olabanji, Commander, 2 Brigade Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has said that the Economic and…
Task Force arrests suspects over oil pipe blasts in Niger Delta
The Joint Military Task Force a.k.a. Operation Pulo Shield, protecting oil facilities in Niger Delta, says it has arrested suspected…
NDDC to train workforce on Niger Delta Master Plan
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) said on Wednesday that it had concluded plans to train its staff on implementation…
Buhari will not know peace, if Niger Delta knows no peace – Tompolo
Government Ekpemupolo popularly known as Tompolo as said that Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari will not know peace if the Niger…
Tompolo distances self from bombing of pipelines
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Government Ekpemupolo alias Tompolo has dissociated himself from the wanton attacks on oil installations in the Warri…