August 20, 2026

Niger Delta

Troops halt theft of N946bn worth of crude oil, arrest 23 perpetrators, neutralize 147 terrorists, others

Troops halt theft of N946bn worth of crude oil, arrest 23 perpetrators, neutralize 147 terrorists, others

Bode August 15, 2024
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – In continuation of the military operations against crude oil theft in the Niger Delta, troops of the Armed Forces have denied the oil theft of the estimated sum of N943,161,680.00 and arrested 23 perpetrators. Director, Defence Military Operations (DDMO), Major-General Edward Buba, who made...
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8 suspects arrested as troops raid illegal oil refineries in Niger Delta A file photo of an illegal oil bunkering site

8 suspects arrested as troops raid illegal oil refineries in Niger Delta

Bode August 13, 2024
  Troops of the 5 Battalion, Nigerian Army, have intensified operations against illegal refining in Rivers State, arresting eight suspects and seizing over 2,000 litres of condensates. The arrests were made along the Orashi River in the Ogba Egbema Ndoni Local Government Area (LGA), where the suspects were found...
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Army recovers 238,500 litres of stolen crude oil in Bayelsa, Delta, Rivers A dumpsite filled with stolen crude oil recovered by troops of 6 Division Nigeria Army Port Harcourt

Army recovers 238,500 litres of stolen crude oil in Bayelsa, Delta, Rivers

Bode August 8, 2024
  The 6 Division, Nigerian Army, has recovered about 238,500 litres of stolen crude oil from suspected oil thieves in Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers States. The division’s Spokesman, Lt.-Col. Danjuma Danjuma, told journalists in Port Harcourt on Thursday that the crude oil was seized from trucks and illegal refining...
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Oil theft: PND urges President Tinubu to cancel surveillance contracts Princewill Timipre Ebebi

Oil theft: PND urges President Tinubu to cancel surveillance contracts

Bode July 25, 2024
By BARBARA KALU, Port Harcourt –   Project Niger Delta (PND), a civil society organization, has called on the federal government to cancel ongoing surveillance contracts aimed at stopping the theft of crude oil in the Niger Delta.   In a petition signed by its Executive Director/Coordinator, comrade Princewill...
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Land-grabbing allegation: FG investigates Agip, Shell in Bayelsa Some members of oil producing communities in Bayelsa after their meeting with the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, following allegation of land-grabbing against some International Oil Companies (IOCs).

Land-grabbing allegation: FG investigates Agip, Shell in Bayelsa

Bode July 15, 2024
    The Federal Government has launched an investigation into the complaints of land-grabbing by oil producing communities in Bayelsa against some International Oil Companies (IOCs). The Ministry of Petroleum Resources disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Monday, adding that the companies involved are the Nigerian Agip...
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Fubara urges transparency in Community Development Trusts in Niger Delta 1718454888352 image003

Fubara urges transparency in Community Development Trusts in Niger Delta

Bode June 15, 2024
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has called for responsible management of funds allocated to host Communities Development Trusts (HCDT) in the Niger Delta.   The governor spoke on Tuesday at an event to unveil three additional HDCTs by The Shell Petroleum Development Company of...
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NDDC partners private sector to boost marine transportation in Niger Delta NDDC MD, Dr Samuel Ogbuku

NDDC partners private sector to boost marine transportation in Niger Delta

Bode June 10, 2024
  By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku has offered to partner the private sector in developing marine transportation across the Niger Delta region. He disclosed this at the Marina Resort in Calabar on Saturday during the grand...
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