There are conflicting reports on the actual ownership of the oil blocs, thought to have been owned largely by the northern states. Read more »
Court workers have been directed by the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria to commence with an indefinite strike. Read more »
The country has lost an estimated U.S.$1 billion in revenue in seven days as a result of the shutdown of the Nembe Creek pipeline. Read more »
The government has approved the immediate sacking of the director-general of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Harold Demuren. Read more »
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has signed a multi-million dollar oil deal with one of the world's largest energy companies, Exxon Mobil. Read more »
Former Vice-President of World Bank, Oby Ezekwesili, has challenged the government to a public debate on the true state of country's foreign reserves. Read more »
The government will adjust spending on wages and major capital projects in this year's budget and target a bigger fiscal deficit than originally planned, said Finance Minister ... Read more »
Oil blocs awarded in the past by the president and the petroleum minister lacked transparency, says a government official. Read more »
The Senate's debate on the Petroleum Industry Bill has sparked a rift between northern senators and their counterparts from the Niger Delta region. Read more »
Doctors and nurses at the National Hospital in Abuja are protesting the non-payment of their entitlements. Read more »
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