Troops of the 6 Division, Nigerian Army, working alongside other security agencies, have stepped up operations against crude oil theft across the Niger Delta, arresting nine suspects and shutting down several illegal…
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Army trains 60 soldiers to intensify war on oil theft
The Nigerian Army has trained 60 young soldiers to strengthen efforts to protect oil facilities and curb oil theft in the Niger Delta. The soldiers, drawn from the 89 Regular Recruit Intake,…
JUST IN: Navy arrests 55, destroys 124 illegal refineries in Niger Delta
The Nigerian Navy said it arrested 55 suspected crude oil thieves and deactivated 124 illegal refining sites in the Niger Delta region in the past four months. Flag Officer Commanding Central…
Navy recovers stolen crude oil, destroys illegal refining sites in Niger Delta
The Nigerian Navy says its Unit under the auspices of Operation DELTA SANITY recorded significant successes against crude oil theft and destroyed Illegal refining sites in the Niger Delta. This was…
Tinubu okays #50k monthly payment for youths (Requirements)
Voice Air Media, News Update President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, announced this during the Niger Delta Sensitisation Conference for ethnic nationalities and youths and women in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. He…
Jonathan: Wike, Fubara faceoff can destabilise Niger Delta
Former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday, warned that the political crisis in Rivers State if not checked had the potential of destabilising not only the Niger Delta, but affecting other parts of…
NDDC Will Continue To Partner With Tertiary Institutions For Development In Niger Delta – Rivers Rep says
THE Rivers State Representative on the NDDC Governing Board, Chief Tony Okocha KSC JP DSSRS, has hinted that the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), will continue to partner with universities around the…
How IPAC condemns appointing petroleum minister of state from Niger Delta
The Inter-Party Advisory Council has condemned the appointment of a Minister of State for Petroleum Resources from the oil-rich Niger Delta area. The National Chairman IPAC, Yabagi Sani, on Thursday, during…
Niger-Delta: NDE gives loans to 74 petty traders
A total of N1,480,000 was on Wednesday disbursed to 74 petty traders in Delta State by the National Directorate of Employment. The Director-General of the NDE, Mallam Abubakar…
Vandals destroy 6 transmission towers, kill vigilante operative in Rivers
Daredevil vandals have destroyed six transmission towers, the Niger Delta Power Holding Company has said. The Media Adviser to the NDPHC, Mr Sanyan Adejokun who said this in a statement…