FG Peace Talks Suffer Setback as N’Delta Avengers Resumes Attack on NNPC, Chevron’s Oil Facilities
LAGOS JULY 4TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Federal Government’s proposed peace talks with militants on Sunday morning suffered a major setback as the Niger Delta Avengers blew up several oil facilities belonging to the More...
Renewed Delta Hostilities: Acting The Script of Kaiama Declaration
By Its? Harvey ?se R?d?n LAGOS JUNE 21ST (URHOBOTODAY)-The Niger Delta region has returned to international headlines as the hotbed of violence less than one year that power has changed hands in Abuja. The bad More...
DESOPADEC Cancels ‘Free Money’ For The Physically Challenged in Delta
LAGOS JUNE 19TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Due to the present harsh economic condition in the country, the management of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, (DESOPADEC), yesterday said there is no provision More...
Address the Grievances in Niger Delta, British Envoy Tells Buhari
Buhari LAGOS MAY 16TH (URHOBOTODAY) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari needs to address grievances in the Delta region where militants have been blowing up oil pipelines in a conflict that has become More...
I foresee full blown War in Niger Delta-Joe Igbokwe, Says Militants are Blackmailers
Joe Igbokwe LAGOS MAY 10TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A full scale war is imminent in the Niger Delta and it is going to be bloody and destructive. That is, unless senior citizens of the Niger Delta and patriots rise up now More...
Nigeria Oil Output Crumbles as N’Delta Onslaught on Pipeline Continues
LAGOS MAY 10TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A series of attacks on Nigeria’s oil infrastructure has pushed its output of crude close to a 22-year low, putting intense pressure on the country’s finances. Attacks late last More...
No Going Back on Subsidy Removal – FG
Fuel pump LAGOS APRIL 5TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Federal Government, Monday, said it is not going back on its decision to remove subsidy from Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol. Specifically, the Petroleum Products More...
Nigeria Reopens Port Harcourt Refinery Following Militant Attacks
LAGOS MARH TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigeria’s state-run oil company has reopened a refinery after it was closed for more than a month due to militant attacks on the pipelines. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation More...
Buhari Jets Out to Saudi Arabia, Qatar Tomorrow
Buhari LAGOS FEBRUARY 21ST (URHOBOTODAY)-President Muhammadu Buhari will begin a week-long official visit to Saudi Arabia and Qatar tomorrow, Monday, February 22, 2016. President Buhari, who will be accompanied More...
Nigeria Struggles as Buhari Wrangles with Budget, Naira
Muhammau Bbuhari LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (URHOBOTODAY)-When Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari finally swore in his cabinet in November, nearly six months after taking office, he hoped to shake off his nickname “Baba More...
We Lack Evidence to Prosecute Deziani Madueke, Others, Buhari Complains
Muhammadu Buhari and Allison-Mmadueke LAGOS FEBRUARY 7TH (URHOBOTODAY)-President Muhammadu Buhari has blamed his government’s inability to prosecute those accused of stealing the nation’s wealth, especially More...
David West Accuses Oil Sector Officials of Sabotaging Operations of Refineries for Personal Gain
David West LAGOS JANUARY 4TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Onetime Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Prof. David-West has accused officials responsible for the operations of refineries in the country of deliberately sabotaging More...
United States to Resume Buying of Nigeria Crude Oil- Ibe-Kachikwu
LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Minister of State for Petroleum Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachukwu has raised Nigerians’ hope about the dwindling oil revenue, with the news that the United States will now buy some crude More...
Onuesoke Faults Buhari’s Allocation of N39.4b for Oil Exploration in the North
PDP Chietain,Chief Sunny Onuesoke LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chieftain, Chief Sunny Onuesoke has faulted President Muhammadu Buhari’s allocation of N39.4b for oil exploration More...
Nigeria Reserves Dip Below $30bn for First Time Since July
LAGOS DECEMBER 3RD (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigeria’s foreign reserves dropped below $30 billion for the first time in more than four months, putting more pressure on the central bank’s bid to defend the naira and avoid More...
Okowa’s Prospect of a Delta Beyond Oil
By Obodo Ejiro LAGOS NOVEMBER 13TH (URHOBOTODAY)-“We still love James Ibori. He did a lot to help our people,” my father, a clergy man said to me, as he pointed to roads within the Warri metropolis constructed More...
Anti-Graft: Nigeria to Sell, Buy Oil Directly, Cut Out Middlemen
Buhari LAGOS NOVEMBER 4TH (URHOBOTODAY) — Nigeria will start selling and buying oil and gasoline directly to cut out middlemen and curb graft, the new managers of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. announced More...
DESOPADEC: Delta Police Arrest 11 Itsekiri’s Protesters, Coffin in Warri
LAGOS NOVEMBER 3RD (URHOBOTODAY)-No fewer than eleven protesters of Itsekiris indigenes were reported to have been arrested by the Delta police for protesting and disrupting activities at the premises of Delta More...
Oando Records Loss of N184bn in 2014… N35bn Loss for Half-Year 2015
LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Oando Plc last Friday finally released its long-awaited results for the full-year ending 2014, in which it declared a historic loss after tax of N183.9 billion compared to a profit More...
Oil Industry’s ‘Day of Reckoning’ is Near-Halliburton CEO
Dave Lesar, CEO of the oil-services giant Halliburton, believes that a “day of reckoning” for these companies is quickly approaching. LAGOS OCTOBER 20TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The precipitous decline in the price More...
Can Nigeria’s New Government Overcome Its Old Corruption?
Buhari LAGOS OCTOBER 15TH (URHOBOTODAY)-On September 30th, his self-imposed deadline for finally announcing his Cabinet after four months in office, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari simply said that he would More...
Tensions Build in N’ Delta over Move to Streamline Amnesty
LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (URHOBOTODAY)- Nigeria (Reuters) – Enjoying a chilled cider in a hotel pool bar, former Nigerian militant leader Ebi John has a simple message for President Muhammadu Buhari – keep More...
Nigerian Economy Crumbling as CBN Gov, Emefiele Doubles as Finance Minister
Emiefel LAGOS SEPTEMBER 25TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigeria’s central bank governor Godwin Emefiele finds himself discussing policies usually reserved for a finance or economy minister. Almost four months after President More...
Urhobo, Isoko Oil Host Communities Petition Buhari over Alleged Neglect
Buhari LAGOS SEPTEMBER 16TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Oil and gas producing host communities in Urhobo and Isoko nations in Delta State, have petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari over alleged neglect and lack of employment More...
France Pledges Military Equipment to Fight Boko Haram
French President François Hollande with President Muhammadu Buhari LAGOS SEPTEMBER 15TH (URHOBOTODAY)-French President François Hollande has pledged to assist the Multinational Joint Task Force (MJTF) with intelligence More...