Tag: Niger Delta

The prolonged absence of Nigeria's president, who is in hospital overseas, has stalled a federal amnesty programme and forced former rebels to...

Nigerian religious leaders, politicians and educators will lead a mass rally today in the capital Abuja to demand the government put an...

A Nigerian court dismissed graft and money laundering charges against a former ex-governor of the oil-producing state of Delta yesterday, dealing a...

Nigeria has destroyed about 600 illegal oil refineries in the Niger Delta and arrested seven oil thieves in the last few months,...

Nigeria's plans to overhaul its energy sector must result in a fairer deal for communities in the Niger Delta if there is...

Amnesty International says hundreds of Nigerians are unlawfully killed by corrupt and ill-trained police officers each year and authorities are ignoring the...

The Nigerian minister of information and communication, Professor Dora Akunyili, was given a good lecture by the Venezuelan ambassador to Nigeria, Enerique...

Rebel attacks in Nigeria's restive Niger Delta have boosted the cost of a natural gas pipeline to Ghana in which US oil...

Nigeria has agreed to purchase five used Super Puma helicopters from France to assist security forces in the oil-producing Niger Delta and...

Three militant leaders in Nigeria's oil heartland want concrete plans for fighters who disarm and a clearer government commitment to develop the...