Nov. 9 Major Nigerian Media Outlets
The following are news highlights in leading Nigerian media outlets on Wednesday. — President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday blamed the harsh economic situation currently faced by Nigerians on the...
Tag: Niger Delta
Nigeria To Spend $10bn To End Conflict In Oil-Rich Niger Delta
Nigeria will invest $10bn (£8bn) in its oil-rich south to end an insurgency by militants, the oil minister has said. The money would be used to build infrastructure, including roads and railways,...
Chevron Oil Pipeline ‘blown Up By Nigerian Avengers’
The oil industry has caused widespread environmental damage in the Niger Delta Militants say they have blown an oil pipeline in south-east Nigeria. The Niger Delta Avengers said it attacked a...
Niger Delta Avengers Break Truce With Pipeline Blast
Warri (Nigeria) (AFP) - The Niger Delta Avengers on Saturday claimed responsibility for the destruction of a major oil pipeline in southern Nigeria, breaking a ceasefire the militant group had...
Buhari To South East, Niger Delta Corps Members
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday urged Nigerian youth to remain focused in life, pursue their dreams and reject those fanning embers of discord and disintegration of Nigeria. Mr. Buhari made the...
Biafra Is Dead, Forget About It
President Muhammadu Buhari has told those clamouring for Biafra Republic to forget about it. Buhari spoke on Tuesday while receiving over 100 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members serving in...
Father of Ex-Niger Delta Militant Tompolo Dies After ‘military Incursion’
The father of an ex-Niger Delta militant leader has reportedly died following injuries sustained during incursions by the Nigerian military, potentially exacerbating tensions in the crisis-hit...
Father of Former Nigeria Militant Dies Following Military Incursion
The father of a former Nigerian militant leader has died after sustaining injuries during a government military campaign aimed at halting attacks on infrastructure in the oil-producing Delta region,...
Nigerian Economy In Recession With ‘record’ Low Foreign Investment
Abuja (AFP) - Nigeria's economy nosedived into a recession, official data showed Wednesday, with oil production hammered by militant attacks on pipelines and foreign investment at a "record" low....
Nigeria ‘terror Mastermind’ Appeals Conviction By S.Africa Court
Johannesburg (AFP) - A Nigerian jailed in Johannesburg for a series of terror attacks in his homeland on Wednesday appealed his conviction, challenging South Africa's right to try him, his lawyer...
Niger Delta Avengers Spawn Copycats In Nigeria’s Oil Heartland
Warri (Nigeria) (AFP) - When the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) rebel group announced this week it had called a ceasefire and was entering talks with the government, many hoped peace would be restored to...
Nigerian Rebels Claim Attack On State-Owned Pipeline
Warri (Nigeria) (AFP) - Nigerian rebels claimed a Tuesday attack on a state-owned oil pipeline and accused the military of "endlessly harassing" the country's south as they vowed to intensify their...
Nigeria’s Not Yet Ready to Make ‘A Devil’s Bargain’
Nigeria announced on Monday it resumed payments to former militants in its oil-rich Niger Delta region, according to a Bloomberg report.
The payments of 65,000 naira per month (about $204) to about...
Niger Delta Avengers Threatens Nigerian President
President Muhammadu Buhari has cancelled his visit to Ogoni land in Rivers state.
The president was scheduled to travel to the state to inaugurate the process of cleaning up the area.
Although no...