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The Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) on Wednesday explained that it responded within 24 hours after a pipeline blast by vandals at its Taylor Creek oilfields in August 2019 and shut the facility to curtail further degradation of the environment. The explanation is coming on the heels of outcry that …

… Suspends Mid-Week, Home Cell Activities By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa  Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has asked the state taskforce on COVID-19 to unseal worship centres that run foul of measures imposed by the state government to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the state. He, however, urged …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The management of the Nigerian Content Development & Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has denied reports alleging that the minister of state for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, had demanded the sum of $20 million from its executive secretary, Engr. Simbi Wabote, “to fund re-run elections in Bayelsa State. …

By Joel Anekwe The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has stated that it would soon commence the prosecution of the former governor of Imo State, Sen. Rochas Okorocha, upon the conclusion of its ongoing investigation. Even as it has returned over N2.7 billion from the N7.9 billion recovered from …

… Describes Obaseki’s Disqualification as Impunity Carried Too Far By Joel Anekwe Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has taken a swipe at the Nigeria Governors Forum for allegedly losing its focus on its role in defending the rule of law in the country, describing the forum as a toothless bulldog.  …

By Joel Anekwe The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has warned the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited against moving or contracting out the fabrication components of the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) for its Train 7 project billed to take place on Bonny Island to Lagos or to non-indigenous companies. …

… As Faction Dismisses Meeting As Charade By Joel Anekwe A new twist emerged at the weekend that further deepened the intractable crisis that has bedeviled the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) since 2018. The new caretaker committee chairman, Igo Aguma, who was imposed on at …

Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) Bayelsa chapter, has threatened to embark on strike if the salaries of its members are not fully paid with the minimum wage by the Bayelsa Government. This stand was taken in a communique, jointly signed by Mrs Koin Selepreye, chairman of JUSUN, Bayelsa and …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa  Some Environmentalists in Niger Delta on Thursday expressed mixed reactions on the announcement by the National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) that it would extend its regulatory mandate to the downstream sector. NOSDRA director-general, Mr Idris Musa, said on Wednesday that the agency is …

By Isidoros Karderinis Climate change, that is, the change of the global climate and in particular the changes in meteorological conditions that extend on a large time scale, is a major global existential threat, much greater than the coronavirus. The greenhouse effect causes the increase of temperature of the planet …