The federal government has been blamed for Nigeria’s continued flaring of gas produced from oil fields in the Niger Delta. According to experts which included a former chair of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Mr. Ransome Owan, the government has continuously failed to show the level of commitment and leadership required to end gas […]
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CONFUSION, yesterday, trailed the alleged bomb attack on Conoil facility in Bayelsa State, as a Niger Delta militant group called Koluama Seven Brothers, said it carried out a “warning” strike on the facility, while the Joint Military Task Force, JTF, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, and residents said it was not true. The […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, in Abuja said that reforming the Petroleum Industry was necessary to unlock untapped potentials for the nation but added that he will not be in a rush to carry out such reforms to protect Nigeria’s interest. Buhari said reforms in the industry must be well thought-out and have the best interest […]
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Mr Antonio Vella, the Chief Operating Officer, Upstream, Eni, Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) says the company is considering doubling investments in the Niger Delta region due to improved security. Vella said this on Tuesday in Abuja in a statement issued by the Spokesman of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr Ndu Ughamadu. According […]
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The Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People, MOSOP, yesterday claimed that the alleged move by the Federal Government to resume oil exploration in Ogoniland was a plot to frustrate the clean-up process in the area. This came as Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, said it would continue to undertake initiatives to prevent and minimise […]
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Niger Delta militants, yesterday, declared all National Assembly members from the region as “enemies of development,” threatening to deal with them and blow up their properties in the region for irresponsibly consenting to the cutback of funds to key infrastructural projects for the region in the 2018 budget signed by President Muhammadu Buhari. The militants, […]
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Movement for Nigerian Greatness, MNG, Monday, told the Federal Government to halt plans of deploying more troops to the Niger Delta region. It also kicked against suggestion by the Defence Minister, Gen. Mansur Dan-Ali for the suspension of the anti-open grazing law. Reacting to accusations levelled against the JTF Commander concerning oil theft in Bayelsa […]
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Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa says the 13 per cent derivation given to the Niger Delta is insufficient to develop the region. The governor said this on Tuesday during a live media chat in Ijaw language on Tuesday in Yenagoa. He said the derivation principle was short of the yearnings and aspirations of the people […]
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Group Managing Director, Dr. Maikanti Baru, has ordered an immediate assessment of the damage caused by a fire on the Escravos to Lagos Pipeline (ELP), a natural gas pipeline which supplies gas from Escravos region of the Niger Delta area to Lagos. The pipeline also supplies gas to power […]
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The Nigerian Agip Oil Company, a subsidiary of Italian oil major, Eni, said it had begun feasibility studies for the construction of a new 150,000 barrels-of-oil-per-day refinery in the Niger Delta. The Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, NAOC, Mr. Massimo Insulla, disclosed this on Tuesday in Yenagoa during a two-day succession planning workshop for NAOC’s small […]
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YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) – The Nigerian army on Monday said it will carry out training exercises in the restive southern Niger Delta, where attacks on oil installations last year cut the OPEC member’s crude production by around a third. A ceasefire by militants has halted attacks in the oil production heartland this year. President Muhammadu […]
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Retired Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh, the Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, says more than five million people in the Niger Delta region have benefited from the initiative since 2009. Special Adviser to the President on amnesty, Gen. Paul Boroh (retd), who is also the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, disclosed this in […]
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