The National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno, has estimated that the Federal Government may lose $23bn in 2023 if crude oil theft continues. He made the comment on Tuesday during the inauguration of a special investigation panel set up to check crude oil theft in the country. General...
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By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigeria Navy has debunked reports making the rounds that it indicted the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited of exaggerating figures of crude oil theft in the Niger Delta region. The Navy Director of Information, Commodore, AO Ayo-Vauhhan, stated this in a statement...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged President Muhammadu Buhari’s government to the ECOWAS Court of Justice over illegal pipelines and oil theft. SERAP in a statement on Sunday said it filed a lawsuit against the current administration over “the failure to probe...
In what is being heralded as a huge step forward in the fight against organized crude oil theft, the Nigerian Navy has recovered a vessel suspected of being engaged in illegal crude export. Measuring 336m in length and 60m in width, the Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) called MT...
There are recorded events in the recent past that have proved beyond reasonable doubt that the nation Nigeria may not need gun boats to solve its problems particularly, in the oil rich Niger Delta region, notorious for crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism. Essentially, evidence has emerged and points...
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Western zone, has urged Federal Government to bring crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta region culprits to justice. Alhaji Dele Tajudeen, Chairman, IPMAN Western Zone, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos. Tajudeen...
For the bleeding economy to resurrect, there must be a battle for a man who has proven moral and sacred emblem of integrity, selflessness, true to self, focus and determination without fear of the unknown bullets of tomorrow. Yes, someone must be an example for others to follow. The...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “promptly set up a presidential panel of enquiry to thoroughly, impartially, and transparently investigate the operations of illegal oil pipelines from 2001 to date, and to widely publish the names of anyone suspected to be involved.” SERAP...
The Federal Government says the swift destruction of an oil bunkering vessel by security operatives is in line with the rules of engagement. The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, stated this on Friday after a National Security Council meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at Aso Villa in...
The House of Representatives has resolved to probe circumstances that led to the setting ablaze of an oil vessel allegedly involved in oil theft by security operatives. This followed the adoption of a motion on urgent national importance moved by Rep. Onofiok Luke (PDP-Akwa-Ibom) at the plenary session on...
About 58 illegal oil points have been discovered so far since the operation to end oil theft on the waterways of Delta and Bayelsa states began Ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo also known as Tompolo, said this in a press briefing at Oporoza on Sunday where he also gave an...
PATRICK ABANG Calabar – Against the backdrop of poor roads infrastructure in Nigeria, The Chairman, Senate Committee on Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), Senator Gershom Bassey has called on the presidency to clear the N1 trillion owed the agency as backlog, adding that the agency needs about N300 billion...
The President of the Senate Ahmad Lawan says Nigeria loses one million barrels of crude oil daily to crude theft. He made the remarks at the presentation of the 2023 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Friday. Lawan...
Troops of Operation Delta Safe have deactivated 74 illegal crude oil refining sites and apprehended 39 oil thieves in the Niger Delta in the last two weeks. Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made this known on Thursday in Abuja at the bi-weekly news briefing on the operations...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) on Tuesday said it has deactivated 395 illegal refineries in its efforts to curb oil theft in Nigeria. Mr Mele Kyari, the Group Managing Director, NNPCL, said this at a meeting with Senate ad hoc committee on oil theft in Nigeria. Kyari,...
The Federal Government has announced the arrest of 210 suspects in its efforts to combat crude oil theft in the Niger Delta. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed gave the figure on Friday in Port-Harcourt after undertaking an aerial assessment of some hotspots along the Right...
Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami,SAN, has said that Nigeria Government is making concerted efforts in addressing oil theft, including spending resources on pipeline surveillance security. Malami said this on Thursday in New York at the Nigeria International Partnership Forum with the theme ‘Scaling up...
The Senate has appealed to the judiciary to give expeditious consideration to cases involving suspected crude oil theft in the country. President of Senate, Ahmad Lawan made the call at a meeting in Abuja on Monday with heads of security agencies in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)...
The Defence Headquarters has dismissed allegations that some military personnel and security agencies are involved in oil theft and illegal oil bunkering in the Niger Delta region. Reacting to questions by newsmen during the bi-weekly news conference on the operations of the military on Thursday, the Director Defence Information,...