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Legislature, Oil Politics, Raw Politics, Senate
Monday, October 7th, 2013
Alison-Madueke | credits: File copy The Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream), has issued a seven – day deadline to the management of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund to provide details of its earnings in the last five years as well as a comprehensive list of its portfolio investments. Chairman of the committee, Senator […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Niger Delta, Oil Politics
Tuesday, September 10th, 2013
The Central Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy says it has arrested a Cameroonian and nine Nigerians for stealing crude oil in Bayelsa State. A statement on Sunday by the Command Operations Officer, the CNC, Commodore Emmanuel Enemor, said the suspected oil thieves were arrested by the operatives of the Forward Operating Base of the […]
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Latest Politics, Oil Politics
Thursday, September 5th, 2013
By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief & Ben Agande ABUJA—The Dangote Group Wednesday made history by signing of a combined $ 9.05 billion facility agreement with a consortium of local banks and international investors for the establishment of a refinery, and petrochemicals cum fertilizer complex in Nigeria. Agreement Under the agreement signed at a crowded […]
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Latest Politics, Oil Politics
Friday, August 30th, 2013
Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke | credits: File copy The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has decried the rising level of insecurity in the Gulf of Guinea, saying the impact on the Nigerian oil and gas industry is huge. The minister, in a remark at the First Nigerian Navy Offshore […]
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Latest Politics, Oil Politics
Monday, August 12th, 2013
EX-MILITANT leader and founder of the non-operational Movement for the Emancipation of Niger-Delta, MEND, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, has accused oil multinationals of telling lies and deceiving the Federal Government on the actual quantity of crude oil they produce daily. Tompolo, who spoke to Vanguard through the Executive Secretary of Tompolo Foundation, […]
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EFCC Politics, Headlines, Oil Politics
Friday, August 9th, 2013
A legal practitioner, Mr. Ajibola Oluyede, who is a counsel for a subsidy fraud suspect, Mr. Seun Ogunbambo, on Thursday, described the declaration by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of Ogunbambo as a wanted person as unconstitutional. Oluyede said in a statement that there was no basis for declaring his client wanted because there […]
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Africa & World Politics, Anthony A. Kila, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Headlines, NDLEA (Anti-Drug Agency), Oil Politics
Wednesday, August 7th, 2013
Wale Sokunbi CURRENTS walesokunbi2010@yahoo.com The story of Nigerians living in different parts of the world is variegated. While there are thousands of Nigerian professionals such as medical doctors and other experts in science, administration and the arts making waves in their professions all over the world, there are also the stories of thousands of our […]
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Headlines, Oil Politics, Rivers, State News
Sunday, August 4th, 2013
By EGFUE YAFUGBORHI PORT HARCOURT — SELF determination seeking Ogoni ethnic nationality in Rivers State has said it would drag Shell Petroleum Development Company, to court to stop the oil multinational from selling its assets in the area. Shell, whose vast oil exploration operations in Ogoniland had been shut since the 90s following Ogoni struggle […]
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Latest Politics, Oil Politics
Monday, January 28th, 2013
As Cameron asks Jonathan to account for N15.7trn oil revenue in 2012 BY EMMA UJAH UDUMA KALU, AGENCY REPORT ABUJA— Former Minister of Education, Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, said Monday, that she was resolute in her demand for a full disclosure of oil revenues earned under the administration of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan even as British Prime […]
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Latest Politics, Oil Politics, Raw Politics
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri …Tenders proof of evidence; gives AGF 6-days ultimatum to endorse charge ABUJA- Sequel to the expiration of the ultimatum he handed to the Police last week, Lagos based lawyer, Mr. Festus Keyamo, Wednesday, entered a 4-count criminal charge against the erstwhile Chairman of the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on fuel subsidy […]