From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The Federal Government has appealed to Nigerian business community to explore the various business opportunities that abound in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The call was made on Thursday in Calabar by Ambassador Bulus Lolo, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign... Read more
The Bayelsa government has threatened to sanction the management of Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) for unreasonable delays in releasing the documents and remains of victims of pipeline explosion which occurred at its field Azuzuama . A total of 14 people died in a pipeline explosion which occurred... Read more
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) has commenced the recovery of spilled crude from its Adibawa oil fields. Chief Sunny Jacob Ubele, the traditional ruler of Edagberi community said on Thursday that the oil recovery commenced on Tuesday. He said the recovery started after the resolution of... Read more
The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta said Sunday night that it has arrested six suspected pirates behind the attack that killed four of its soldiers and a Policemen at Nembe in Bayelsa. The Bayelsa Police Command had on Saturday confirmed that an attack on Nember waterways... Read more
Bayelsa government has applauded President Muhammad Buhari for approving the implementation of the UNEP report on clean up of Ogoni land. Buhari on August 5 approved the constitution of Board of Trustees for the Ogoni Trust Fund and the Hydrocarbon Pollution Restoration Project (HYPREP) governing council. The President... Read more
The Bayelsa government on Sunday condoled with the Chief of Army Staff. Maj.- Gen. Tukur Buratai and the families of the five slain security officers by unknown gunmen over the weekend in the State. It will be recalled that Bayelsa Police Command on Saturday confirmed that an attack... Read more
Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The Court of Appeal in Calabar has dismissed an interlocutory appeal by the Peoples Democratic Party challenging the Ntional Assembly election petition tribunal’s refusal to allow them delete statements on oath of the petitioner’s witnesses in the suit filed by Senator Bassey Otu against Senator Gershom... Read more
Former Commissioners for Transport and Sports under the administration of Governor Seriake Dickson, Mrs. Marie Ebikake and Ebikitin Diongoli have warned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against supporting Dickson for re-election, saying his candidature would spell doom for the party. They said the party will lose woefully under the... Read more
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Washington, DC – Nigeria-USA Chamber of Commerce board of directors on Friday August 7, 2015 paid a courtesy call to the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the United States, Prof Ade Adefuye at the Nigeria Embassy, Washington DC. The board visited the ambassador to share the... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in Calabar on Thursday received more than 455 illegal immigrants repatriated from Gabon to Nigeria on charges that they did not possess valid travelling documents while in Gabon. Cross River Comptroller of NIS, Mrs Funke Adeuyi, disclosed... Read more
