THE Minister for Petroleum Resources (State), Dr. Ibe Kachikwu has said that the Niger Delta region might lose 80 billion dollars investment funds he has raised from China for the development of the gas sector in the region if people of the region do not embrace peace. Dr. Kachikwu stated this at the weekend when […]
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The minister of state for petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu has bemoaned the absence of infrastructure in the Niger Delta even though the federal government has committed more than $40 billion to the region over the last 12 years. Speaking in Warri, Delta state, on Friday after meeting with Edwin Clark and other Niger Delta leaders […]
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Troops of the Special Forces Battalion have killed five alleged militants and recovered some arms and ammunition from their camp in Rivers State. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said in a statement on Saturday that the militants were killed in an operation which was a prelude to ‘Exercise Crocodile Smile’ in […]
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The Federal Government delegation has met with some leaders and traditional rulers from the Niger Delta . The Monarchs and the leaders had on Friday set up a negotiation team to meet with the government on behalf of militants in the region . Thursday’s meeting between the Government and the Monarchs was held at the […]
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Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari, to be more proactive in dealing with the problems of the Niger Delta region. Soyinka made the call during a press conference in Lagos and was of the opinion that federal government was not doing enough to douse “the tension in the Niger Delta region”. […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has explained why the federal government would not use force in stopping militancy in the Niger Delta region, even as he pledged that the anti-corruption crusade in the country will be deepened and institutionalised to last beyond the life of the current administration. Receiving American Secretary of State, Mr John Kerry, at […]
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Lagos State has the resources, manpower and ability to generate and distribute 24/7 electricity to Lagosians and even neighboring states. The only obstacle militating against this possibility is the federal government and the 1999 Constitition which forbids states from distributing electricity to its people! The whole of Niger Delta states and some Eastern states have […]
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Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar has assured that the Nigerian Air Force would not bomb the Niger Delta, but would protect the people and facilities. Abubakar who disclosed that the air force would soon commence its operations in the South-South, “We are not going to bomb the Niger Delta; we are going […]
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The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, says Nigeria has recorded 1,600 cases of pipeline vandalism since January – Aug 18, 2016 Kachikwu made the disclosure at the 2016 Annual Conference of National Association of Energy Correspondents with the theme, “Low Oil Price: Impact and the Way Forward”, in Lagos on Thursday. […]
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Governors of the six coastal states of the Niger Delta, including leaders of the various ethnic nationalities, traditional rulers and Ijaw National Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, are expected to hold a consultative meeting over the current state of militancy in the region on Friday. The meeting which is being convened at the instance of Chief […]
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