Nigeria

Militant Nigerian group claims attack on Shell pipeline

Nairobi/Abuja  - A militant group claimed Monday it had sabotaged a Shell pipeline in Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta and killed 11 soldiers in the ensuing gun battle.

Petrol tanker collision kills 43 Nigerian soldiers

Abuja  - At least 43 soldiers died when a vehicle from their convoy slammed into a petrol tanker in north-east Nigeria, army spokesman Brigadier-General Emeka Onwumaegbu said Thursday.

Nigeria demands billions of dollars in arrears from oil companies

Nairobi/Abuja  - Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has asked the nation's state-run oil company to demand around two billion dollars in arrears from oil companies Royal Dutch Shell and ExxonMobil,

Pipeline fire kills at least 100 in Nigeria

Pipeline fire kills at least 100 in NigeriaAbuja - A petroleum pro

Niger Delta militants hijack Chevron vessel

NigeriaAbuja  -  Niger Delta militants have seized a vessel belonging to United States oil giant, Chevro

Libya deports 163 Nigerians

NigeriaAbuja  - At least 163 Nigerians deported from Libya arrived in Lagos on a flight Wednesday.

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