Niger delta
Nigerian oil agency under scrutiny for missing billions
This year alone, more than $215 million has been allegedly misappropriated by officials and contractors, with some believed to have been spent on international...
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In Nigeria's Lagos, aquatic weed plagues waterways
The spread of the invasive species of fast-growing plant is not only damaging transport links in Nigeria's economic capital, built on a lagoon dotted with islands.
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Niger Delta leader calls on Avengers to hold off on oil attacks
The 2016 attacks slashed oil output to close to 1 million barrels per day from roughly 2.2 million bpd.
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Niger Delta Avengers vow to resume attacks on oil, gas installations
In a statement by the spokesman Mudoch Agbinibo the Niger Delta Avengers said the group will not spare anything or anyone in their path to actualise a united and free Niger Delta.
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Protesters drag Shell Niger Delta oil facility shutdown into fifth day
Protesters still numbered around 800 people, praying and cooking under canopies set up at the Belema Flow Station in Rivers state as security personnel watched.
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Widows of executed Nigerian activists seek Shell apology, compensation
Shell, the largest oil producer in Nigeria, has repeatedly denied any involvement in the executions or the government’s response to the unrest.
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Nigeria’s Senate passes long-awaited oil governance bill
The Petroleum Industry Governance Bill is one part of proposed reforms that make up the sprawling Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB).
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Nigerian lawmakers to investigate $17bn subsidies received by state oil firm
It was not immediately clear whether the new Senate investigation would include the 2012 allegations or look into entirely new ones.
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Nigeria's Buhari says will pursue peace in restive Niger Delta in 2017
Attacks by militants have been less frequent since November when the president held talks with community leaders from the region.
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Niger Delta Avengers claim first attack in energy hub since ceasefire
An Avengers spokesman said that the attack took place in the sea near Bonny island in Rivers State.
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Fourteen kidnapped Nigerian oil workers freed - police
Kidnapping for ransom is a common problem in some parts of Nigeria and the southern Delta energy hub.
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Blast hits NPDC pipeline in Nigeria's Delta region
Oil output by OPEC member Nigeria has fallen to a 20-year low due to a series of attacks on oil pipelines.
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Nigerian emerges as frontrunner for OPEC boss
Today, Nigeria has alongside Venezuela become one of the main victims of the oil price collapse.
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Nigeria's Buhari to visit restive Niger Delta region this week
Buhari will visit the region, rocked by attacks on oil & gas facilities, for the 1st time since taking office.
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Militants attack Nembe pipeline in Nigerias Delta official
The Niger Delta Avengers militant group claimed a strike on the facility.
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Nigeria minister wants Delta grievances addressed as Chevron attacked
The Niger Delta Avengers said it had blown up the Chevron facility’s main electricity feed.
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Gunmen kill 5 security personnel in Nigerian Delta
A labour union on Tuesday called for the evacuation of oil workers from the region.
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Shell offers £30 million for Nigeria oil spills
Residents of the Bodo community sought compensation for the spilling of 500,000 barrels of oil.
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The Africa Report: 16 September
EWN’s Africa Correspondent Jean-Jacques Cornish reports on the day’s top African news
