The new Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) before the National Assembly is proposing the revocation of licenses for oil and gas companies who neglect their obligations to the host communities. The Continue Reading
Oil production from Nigeria’s Anyala West field, located in the shallow offshore blocks of OML 83 and 85, has commenced, indigenous producer FIRST E&P and state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Continue Reading
Nigeria’s police chief ordered the immediate mobilization of all force resources on Saturday to try to control the worst street violence in Africa’s most populous country in two decades stemming Continue Reading
The first sign that something was wrong at Lekki Toll Gate came when the lights went out. David Emmanuel, Feyishara Temitope and hundreds of other Nigerian protesters had gathered on Continue Reading
Nigeria’s oil production and exports have not been disrupted by the escalating protests against police brutality in the biggest oil producer and exporter in Africa, according to shipping data and Continue Reading
Nigeria is bracing for fresh disruption to its oil production and demand after violence sparked by weeks of nationwide protests against police brutality began spreading into the country’s key oil Continue Reading
The Nigerian military offered on Wednesday to deploy in Lagos state if needed amid protests, the governor said on Thursday. Unrest has broken out across the state, which is under Continue Reading
Global outrage mounted Wednesday after security forces in Africa’s largest city opened fire into a crowd of protesters, deepening unrest spurred by anger at Nigerian police. Ten people died and Continue Reading
Lagos was under lockdown on Wednesday as a heavy police presence enforced a round-the-clock curfew, hours after soldiers opened fire on protesters in Nigeria’s biggest city, witnesses said. Slideshow ( Continue Reading
Authorities on Tuesday imposed a round-the-clock curfew on the Nigerian state of Lagos – including Africa’s biggest city – in response to protests against alleged police brutality which they said Continue Reading
