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Nigerian Scholar Wins U.S Oil Spill Grant
Nigerian scholar, Dr. Morufat Balogun, the leader of the Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF), has received a special grant to tackle oil spillage in the Niger Delta area of the country.
Hazardous Levels of Pollution in Ogoniland But Little Action So Far
An August 2011 UN Environment Programme (UNEP) study has found hazardous levels of pollution in Ogoniland in southern Nigeria’s Niger Delta, lending credence to claims by locals of environmental damage, health problems and lost livelihoods as a result...
Former Nigerian Militants Sent to Israel Or the Philippines for Training
As part of its post amnesty program for former militants in the oil-rich Niger Delta region, the Nigerian government has sent 32 former militants to be trained in modern agriculture in Israel and fifty others to the Philippines for training in pipeline...
258 Nigerian Militants Sent to Undergo Vocational Training in Four Countries
No fewer than 258 ex-militants from the oil-rich Niger Delta have been picked to undergo vocational training in four countries as part of the government’s amnesty program for the restive youths in the region.
Nigerian Government Sends 20 Ex-militants to South Africa for Training
The Nigerian government has enrolled 20 Niger Delta ex-militants for commercial pilot training in the African Union Aviation Academy in South Africa, the Special Adviser to the Nigerian President on Niger Delta Affairs, Kingsley Kuku, said on Saturday...
Nigeria Drops ‘corruption Charges’ Against Former US Vice-president After Out of Court Settlement
Nigeria has dropped “corruption” charges against the former United States Vice-President, Dick Cheney, after Halliburton, the oil firm he used to run, agreed to pay $250 million in fines.
Nigeria to Construct $10b Highway Across Oil-rich Niger Delta
As part of measures to douse tensions in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta region, the Nigerian government says it will commence the process of awarding the N1.5 trillion (about US$10 billion) contract for the construction of the trans-Kalabari coastal...
Nigeria Arrests Major Suspect As It Closes in on Abuja Bombers
Nigeria is closing in on the October 1 twin car bombing in Abuja which killed 12 persons as the State Security Service (SSS) was reported to have arrested in Port Harcourt, the oil rich River State capital in the Niger Delta, one of those accused of triggering...
