Tag: MEND
Nigeria militant amnesty programme faces cash crunch, says official
Nigeria's amnesty programme which provides vocational training and stipends to former militants who attacked oil facilities in its Niger Delta energy hub...
Nigerian militant group MEND claims attack on Trans-Forcados pipeline
A commander of a Nigerian militant group has attacked the Trans Forcados oil pipeline in the Niger Delta without authorisation, a local...
Avenger militants spurn call from ex-Niger Delta cohorts to join in...
The Niger Delta Avengers, a group that has claimed responsibility for a recent spate of attacks on oil and gas facilities in...
Former Niger Delta militants urge Avengers to join in government talks
A group of Nigerian former militants have urged the Niger Delta Avengers, who have claimed responsibility for a recent string of attacks...
Militants attack Chevron platform in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta
Militants attacked a Chevron platform in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta region late on Wednesday, the U.S. energy company said on Thursday, amid...
Nigeria pipeline saboteurs vow further Niger Delta attacks
A group that claimed responsibility for a major attack on a pipeline in Nigeria's oil-producing Delta region said it will carry out...
Nigeria arrests six over pipeline attacks, destroys two mini refineries
Nigeria has arrested six people alleged to have attacked oil pipelines and has also destroyed two illegal refineries in the oil-producing southern...
Arrest warrant issued for former Niger Delta militant Tompolo
Nigerian authorities issued an arrest warrant on Thursday for a former militant leader from the oil-producing Niger Delta region after he failed...
Nigeria’s Delta amnesty programme to continue for at least 1 year
Nigeria's amnesty programme for former Niger Delta militants will continue for at least another year contrary to expectations that it was due...
Nigerian militants dismiss renewed peace drive
Nigeria's main militant group dismissed government pledges to revive a post-amnesty programme in the Niger Delta, saying it failed to address their...
Fresh oil war threat for new Nigerian leader
Militants in the Niger Delta have threatened a fresh wave of potentially crippling attacks on Nigeria's oil industry, giving the African country's...
Kidnaps, oil theft, plague Nigeria as amnesty falters
Former militants fed up with a Nigerian government amnesty programme are regrouping and are behind a renewed wave of kidnappings, robberies and...
Nigeria militant faction claims attack on oil site
A splinter militant faction in Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta said it had blown up an oil manifold in the southern state of...
Nigeria bombing will not stop amnesty programme
Bombing by Nigeria's biggest militant group in its oil delta this week will not derail an amnesty deal meant to restore security...
Nigeria committed to amnesty in oil delta: Jonathan
Nigeria's Acting President Goodluck Jonathan says his government is committed to a post-amnesty programme to develop the oil-producing Niger Delta, hours after...
Nigeria’s $6 bln fuel subsidy bill a “huge waste”
Nigeria's fuel importers claim the government owes 880 billion naira ($6 billion) in subsidies accrued over the past five years, highlighting the...
Nigeria pipeline attack forces Shell to cut output
Royal Dutch Shell says it has shut down three pumping stations in Nigeria's Niger Delta after a key crude oil pipeline was...
Ex-Nigeria rebels rethink amnesty with Yar’Adua away
The prolonged absence of Nigeria's president, who is in hospital overseas, has stalled a federal amnesty programme and forced former rebels to...
Nigeria oil reform must benefit communities: governor
Nigeria's plans to overhaul its energy sector must result in a fairer deal for communities in the Niger Delta if there is...
The day Venezuela taught Nigeria a hard lesson
The Nigerian minister of information and communication, Professor Dora Akunyili, was given a good lecture by the Venezuelan ambassador to Nigeria, Enerique...
Rebel attacks swell Nigeria-to-Ghana pipeline cost
Rebel attacks in Nigeria's restive Niger Delta have boosted the cost of a natural gas pipeline to Ghana in which US oil...
Nigeria buys oil security, peacekeeping ‘copters
Nigeria has agreed to purchase five used Super Puma helicopters from France to assist security forces in the oil-producing Niger Delta and...