Tag: Niger Delta
50 illegal refineries destroyed in Nigeria
JETHRO IBILEKE, Benin Determined to rid the rid the Niger Delta region of all forms of criminality, men of…
The Ugly Bribe For Peace
Analysts warn that the present huge payments to former militants for peace in the Niger Delta is not sustainable On…
Nigeria acquires more gunboats for maritime security
Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Friday in Port-Harcourt inaugurated 10 new patrol gunboats to boost the operations of the Joint…
Shell announces completion of block sale in Nigeria
Shell said Monday it has completed the sale of its share of an onshore oil block in Nigeria’s Niger Delta…
Shell pays $383m to Nigeria’s security agents
An oil industry watchdog said Monday that Shell paid Nigeria’s military and police $65 million over two years to secure…
Thieves steal Shell’s 12.6 million barrels of crude
The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) said it lost 12.58 million barrels of crude oil between December 2011 and June…
Oboh Tasks Nigerian Engineers On Service Delivery
Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr. Christian Oboh has tasked the Nigerian Society of Engineers to evolve ways of…
Nigerian army seizes stolen $9million crude oil
Nigeria has in the last five months seized 17.5 million litres of oil worth around $9 million (7.2 million euros)…
Who Will Stop These Oil Thieves?
A few days ago, the Executive Secretary of Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed said Nigeria’s oil…
Coalition Urges Jonathan To Reshuffle Cabinet
The Coalition of Niger Delta Ethnic and Civil Society Groups have urged President Goodluck Jonathan to sack some members of…
208 Ex-militants On Scholarship At Igbinedion University -Kuku
A total of 208 ex-militants of the Niger Delta region are currently on scholarship pursuing various degree programmes at Nigeria’s…
7 illegal refineries destroyed in Niger Delta
A joint team of Army and State Security Service (SSS) personnel has destroyed seven illegal refineries located along the creek…
Niger Delta: US Supreme Court rejects bid to sue Chevron
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up an appeal by 19 Nigerians seeking to invoke a US…
Shell responds to Al’s criticisms over Niger Delta oil spills
Shell Nigeria has reacted to the latest criticisms of its oil exploration in Nigeria and the attendant spillage, affecting some…
Group Vows To Cripple Oil Supply To North
A group, Association of Ethnic Nationalities, AEN, in the Niger Delta region, has vowed to cripple supply of petroleum products…