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Nigeria: Nigeria Pledges to Continue Oil Exploration in Chad Basin Despite Boko Haram Attack
Premium Times, 27 July 2017
The Nigerian government has pledged to continue oil exploration the Chad Basin despite the recent Boko Haram attack. Read more »
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Nigeria: Boko Haram Attack Leaves Dozens Dead
DW, 28 July 2017
A Boko Haram ambush on an oil survey team and an ensuing battle with Nigerian security forces has left more than 40 people dead. Details are still emerging about exactly what… Read more »
Death Toll in Nigeria Militant Attack Rises
At least 50 people were killed in a Boko Haram attack on an oil exploration team in northeast Nigeria earlier this week. The government has suspended oil prospecting in the area.
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Nigeria: Why Govt Suspended Crude Oil Exploration in Chad Basin
Vanguard, 28 July 2017
The Federal Government, yesterday, said it has suspended crude oil exploration in the Lake Chad Basin following attack on personnel of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,… Read more »
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Nigeria: Clerics Declare 40-Day Fasting Against Boko Haram
Guardian, 28 July 2017
Over 500 clerics yesterday declared a 40-day fasting in Abuja to pray for the capture of Boko Haram kingpin, Abubakar Shekau. Read more »
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Nigeria: 45 Killed, Many Missing in Boko Haram Ambush On Oil Workers
Daily Trust, 28 July 2017
Over 45 people were killed in northern Borno on Tuesday when Boko Haram ambushed oil workers, while many others are still missing according to reports from Maiduguri. Read more »
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Nigeria: University of Maiduguri Confirms 5 Staff Dead, 4 Missing
Premium Times, 27 July 2017
The lecturers' union of the University of Maiduguri, Unimaid, has confirmed that five staff of the university were killed when Boko Haram ambushed an NNPC oil exploration team. Read more »
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Nigeria: After Boko Haram Attack, Nigeria Halts Oil Exploration in Lake Chad Basin
Premium Times, 27 July 2017
The Federal Government on Thursday said it would halt oil exploration in the Lake Chad Basin following Tuesday's attack on explorers that led to at least 27 deaths. Read more »
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Nigeria: We Can't Confirm Rescue of Abducted Oil Exploration Team - Kachikwu
Daily Trust, 27 July 2017
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu has said the ministry and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) were still awaiting official confirmation from… Read more »
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Nigeria: Boko Haram Attack - Govt Suspends Crude Oil Search in Chad Basin
Leadership, 28 July 2017
Nigeria's Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, yesterday said the federal government has suspended crude oil exploration in the Chad Basin until further… Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Suspends Crude Oil Exploration in Chad Basin
Vanguard, 27 July 2017
The government has said that it has suspended crude oil exploration in the Borno State and would only resume if it gets sufficient security clearance guaranteeing the safety of its… Read more »
InFocus
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Some of the oil workers and security escorts abducted by Boko Haram insurgents during an oil exploration mission to the Lake Chad Basin have been rescued. Read more »
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Suspected members of the Boko Haram sect have ambushed a team of oil exploration workers and security operatives in Borno state. Read more »
