Civil Society Organizations To Protest Hike In land Use Charges By Lagos State
A civil right organisation, the Save Lagos Group (SLG) has fixed 10th of July, 2018 as the date when its members and those of other civil society organizations would storm the secretariat of the Lagos State Government located in Alausa, Ikeja to protest the hike in payment for land... Read more
APC Crisis: EX nPDP-Spokesman Tackles Baraje, Oyinlola 
•Issues Ultimatum For Retraction Of Letter alleging Marginalisation   Former National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has upbraided erstwhile nPDP National Chairman, Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje, and former National Secretary, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, over their recent letter to the leadership... Read more
Russia 2018: Rohr names Mikel, Moses, Musa, 27 others in Nigeria’s 30-man provisional list
From: Dianabasi Effiong Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr has named Captain Mikel John Obi, goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa, defenders Abdullahi Shehu, Elderson Echiejile and Leon Balogun, midfielders Ogenyi Onazi and Oghenekaro Etebo, forwards Ahmed Musa and Victor Moses in Nigeria’s 30-man provisional list for the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup finals.... Read more
Shell fund supports Nigerian contractors with N472 billion loans
N 41 billion paid to 37 GMoU clusters in Niger Delta   Some 290 Nigerian contractors have received loans worth more than N472 billion under the Shell Contractor Support Fund, which was set up by Shell companies in Nigeria to help vendors and suppliers in the oil and gas... Read more
Communications Minister, Zinox Chairman to headline 2018 NiOMA
Honourable Minister for Communications, Barr. Adebayo Shittu, and Africa’s Serial Digital Entrepreneur, Leo Stan Ekeh, will headline the 2018 Nigerian Online Merit Award (NiOMA), the organisers said on Tuesday. The high profile event is scheduled to hold at the Main Hall of Lagos Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, from 7pm on... Read more
APC LG Congress Postponed In Imo, As Hoodlums Torch Party Secretariat
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, yesterday confirmed the postponement of today’s local government areas congress in Imo State. He made the confirmation with The Nation correspondent yesterday as hoodlums torched the state secretariat of the party in what was thought to be... Read more
Peace and Progress through Sports in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria
By Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike May I, on behalf of the Government and people of Rivers State express our gratitude to the President and Executive members of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) for inviting me to this august forum and for giving me the privilege to speak briefly... Read more
Bonga Achieves 763 Million Oil Barrels Production Since Inception In 2005–SNEPCo
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) delivered a total of 763 million barrels of oil from the Bonga field between first production in 2005 and 2017, while at the same expanding the field with further drilling of wells in Bonga Phases 2 and 3 and through a subsea... Read more
NDDC Chairman Advocates More Funding for University Education
The Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Governing Board, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, has emphasised the need for adequate funding of university education in the country. Senator Ndoma-Egba spoke during the 31st Convocation Ceremony of the University of Calabar, UNICAL, where he was conferred with Doctor of Laws,... Read more
Agip Says Peaceful Operating Environment In Niger Delta Has Stabilised 0il Production
The Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC) on Saturday says the boost in crude Nigeria’s oil production to about 25 million barrels per day is due to improvements in security in the Niger Delta region in the past two years. The oil firm applauded the Joint military force deployed to... Read more