Tag: NIGER DELTA
Atiku shares thoughts on fixing the Niger Delta
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described the Niger Delta as a huge blemish on the collective conscience of the Nigerian nation.
According to the...
PTI to train 200 beneficiaries of amnesty programme
The Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Petroleum Training Institute...
2019: Leaders of ex-Niger Delta agitators meet Dokubo
Leaders of ex-agitators enlisted in the first phase of the Presidential Amnesty Programme met on Tuesday with the Special Adviser to the President on...
Release of funds to Amnesty Office grossly inadequate – Senate
The Senate Committee on Niger Delta has expressed dismay over delay in the release of funds to the Amnesty Office for payment of stipends...
Dickson, Obaseki pledge regional integration at meeting in Yenagoa
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State and his Edo State counterpart, Godwin Obaseki, have resolved to engender regional security and economic integration towards fostering...
Niger Delta Avengers threatens deadly attack Nigeria’s oil sector within days
Militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, said on Wednesday it will launch attacks on the country's oil sector in the next few days.
The group claimed...
British missionary killed in Niger Delta after playing ‘Amazing Grace’ –...
British missionary, Ian Squire, was killed by his abductors in the Niger Delta after playing 'Amazing Grace' on guitar to cheer up his fellow...
Ondo Niger Delta youths commend Buhari, Akeredolu on amnesty
A group, Ondo State Niger Delta Youths, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for approving the inclusion of youths in Ondo State in the Federal...
Six crew from German ship kidnapped in Nigerian waters
Six crew from a German container vessel have been kidnapped in Nigerian waters, a shipping company said on Tuesday.
Four of those taken are Filipino,...
Protesters storm Shell crude flow station in Rivers
Hundreds of Nigerian protesters stormed a crude oil flow station owned by Shell in the restive Niger Delta on Friday, demanding jobs and infrastructure...