Tag: Oil

Avengers blow up another NNPC pipeline

Rampaging militant group, Niger Delta Avengers have announced the blowing up of a gas pipeline belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in Nsit-Ibom L.G.A, Akwa Ibom state. According to the…

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Opinion: Youth leaders as change agents

By Manasseh Victor That Nigeria is suffering from leadership crisis is stating the obvious, 56 years after independence, the country is still grappling with the basics of nationhood, beset on all…

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Opinion: In memory of Nigeria’s future

By Abiodun KOMOLAFE "The future comes slowly, the present flies and the past stands still forever." - Johann Friedrich Von Schiller. Baring any unforeseen circumstances, Nigeria's journey to 2019 has already…

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We can’t negotiate with a ‘common sports minister’ – Avengers

Niger Delta Avengers, on Monday, said that it will not take part in any dialogue that the international community is not a witness to. This was contained in a statement…

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‘Niger Delta should own 65% of oil wells’ – Lawmakers

South-South and South-East lawmakers, over the weekend, called on the Federal Government to reconsider the ownership structure of oil wells in Nigeria so as to allow the Niger Delta region…

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NLNG gets new CEO as Omotowa resigns

The Board of Directors of the Nigeria LNG Limited has approved the appointment of Tony Attah as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the company. The position was…

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THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: Oil workers call off strike? | Saraki’s CCT trial adjourned till September | Bernie Sanders wants Hilary as Obama’s replacement | More

From the papers today- a tracklist NUPENG, PENGASSAN suspens strike YNaija APGA explains why Biafran agitators are still at large YNaija More time for Senate President, Saraki as CCT adjourns…

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BREAKING: NUPENG, PENGASSAN suspend strike action

Oil workers under the umbrella of Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and National Union of Petroleum and Gas Workers (NUPENG) have suspended the strike action which…

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‘Kachikwu recommended me to Buhari’ – NNPC boss

The recently appointed Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Maikanti Baru, on Friday, promised to find lasting solution to the problems facing the petroleum sector. Baru stated…

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‘Avengers fighting for selfish reasons’ – Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Friday, said militant group, Niger Delta Avengers isn't fighting for the freedom of the Niger Delta but is rather agitating for selfish interests. The Vice President…

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FG to PENGASSAN: ‘Be patrotic, suspend your strike’

Following the decision of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) workers to go on strike, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, on…

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Fuel scarcity looms as PENGASSAN insists on strike action

Despite a proposed meeting with the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, and the Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, the leadership of Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior…

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President Buhari's bodyguard allegedly linked to Boko Haram

President Buhari has a strong message for Niger Delta militants

President Muhammadu Buhar has urged militants in the Niger Delta region of the country to give the unity of Nigeria a thought even as the bombing of oil installations and…

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Oil price increases following avengers attack on oil facilities

The weekend attacks on oil installations by Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) has caused a global increase in the price of oil. Oil prices went up by more than 1.3 percent…

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Niger Delta Avengers return, attack oil pipelines in Delta state

Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), on Sunday, disclosed that it has carried out bombings of oil installations and facilities in different parts of Delta state since the 1st of July. The…

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DSS scores major victory against miltants

The Department of State Security Service (DSS), on Thursday, disclosed that it has scored a major victory against militants in the Niger Delta region. According to a statement signed by…

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‘I’ll rebuild Nigeria for our children, grandchildren’ – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, reaffirmed his intention to rebuild Nigeria, including the volatile Niger Delta region that have been marked by several acts of violence and instability. Speaking at…

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New militant group vows to blow up oil facilities in Imo state

Days after it attacked an oil facility in Awarra, Ohaji/Egbema, Imo state, a new militant group, Niger Delta Red Squad, has threatened to destroy oil facilities in Imo state. The…

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‘If Buhari is not careful with NDA, he will plunge Nigeria into another civil war’

A former adviser to ex-President Shehu Shagari and a foremost northern politician, Junaid Mohammed, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to mete out military actions, like those used on Boko Haram…

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‘I don’t understand the Niger Delta Avengers… who are they?’ – VP Osinbajo

Following a list of demands made by the Niger Delta Avengers as conditions to stop attacking oil installations, Vice President Yemi Osibanjo, on Monday, stated that he has no idea…

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Militants promise ‘tsunami’ of attacks in days to come

Days after the 2-week ceasefire agreed between the Federal Government and some Niger Delta militants, a group known as the Ultimate Warriors of the Niger Delta has accused the government of…

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Opinion: What do you want Okonjo-Iweala to do?

by Bade Adebolu Nigeria is struggling in the face of a 40 percent slump in crude prices since the second half of last year, which has forced authorities to scale back…

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FG disregards Avengers’ threat, begins work on destroyed pipeline

In spite of the Niger Delta Avengers' warning against the repair of any destroyed oil installation in the oil rich region while dialogue is on, the Nigerian government has began work…

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PENGASSAN will shut down oil sector in 7 days except this is done

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has given the government 7 days to call employers of labour in the oil sector to order over what…

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Niger Delta Avengers give ‘last warning’ to Oshiomhole, Ayiri Emami, others

Militant group, Niger Delta Avengers has once again warned political opportunists and chieftains of the All Progressive Congress (APC) under the guise of defunct militant group, Movement forthe Emancipation of…

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‘Stop using our struggle to beg for pipeline contracts’ | Avengers attack APC chieftain

Militant group, Niger Delta Avengers has distanced itself from the the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) while stating that its struggle is not for pliticl hijackers…

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‘Niger Delta governors know militants behind pipelines destruction’

An Itsekiri group, Warri Study Group (WSG) on Wednesday, accused former and serving governors in the Niger Delta of secretly liaising with militants to cause destruction in the region in…

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Governor Ortom is proud of his motor park days

Benue state Governor, Samuel Ortom, has expressed pride in his former profession as a motor park worker. The Governor, on Tuesday, said that he is a proud member of the…

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FG goes after $1.76bn, yachts, private jets, houses seized from Omokore, Aluko

The Federal Government has initiated legal processes that would allow it freeze both local and international assets of Kola Aluko and Jide Omokore who are under investigation for their alleged…

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Despite militant attacks, oil companies not willing to leave Nigeria

It would take more than militant attacks to force International Oil Companies (IOCs) out of Nigeria as they have reiterated their resolve to remain in the country. To protect themselves from…

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