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/ 19 October 2009
Nigeria plans to offer inhabitants of Niger Delta 10% of oil and gas ventures in a bid to end a rebellion that has hampered oil output, a report said.
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/ 16 October 2009
A rebel group that has wreaked havoc in Nigeria’s oil hub on Friday ended a 90-day ceasefire, warning the oil industry to brace for fresh attacks.
The main armed group in southern Nigeria said on Wednesday it will resume attacks on the oil industry when its ceasefire expires on October 15.
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/ 16 September 2009
Nigeria’s main militant group said on Wednesday it was extending a two-month-old ceasefire in the oil-producing Niger Delta by 30 days.
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/ 14 September 2009
Key rebel leaders in the Niger Delta have urged the government to push back its October 4 amnesty deadline by three months to allow for peace talks.
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/ 11 September 2009
An amnesty programme in Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta risks failing if the government does not back up its offer with serious peace talks.
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/ 2 September 2009
A top Nigerian militant who has held talks with the government about laying down arms took out a full-page advert on Wednesday detailing demands.
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/ 1 September 2009
Two key militant leaders in Nigeria’s Niger Delta have started informal talks with the government, an amnesty committee spokesperson said on Tuesday.
A top Nigerian militant has indicated he may accept a government pardon and lay down arms, the defence minister said on Tuesday.
Nigeria’s main militant group should rethink its threat to resume attacks on the country’s oil industry, a government official said on Monday.
Hundreds of Nigerian militants on Saturday surrendered their weapons, mortar bombs and gunboats as part of a federal amnesty programme.
An amnesty deal by the Nigerian government for militants in the Niger Delta aimed at reducing unrest in the oil-rich region came into effect this week
South Africa’s central bank should pursue its objectives of maintaining price stability regardless of political pressure, Governor Tito Mboweni said.
A 60-day amnesty for militant groups in Nigeria’s restive Niger Delta came into effect on Thursday.
Nigerian President Umaru Yar’Adua is facing pressure to divert more government revenues towards oil-producing states in the impoverished south.
Nigeria does not know exactly how much of the black gold it churns but one thing is certain — three years of attacks have led to a sharp decline.
A truce called by a Nigerian militant group may provide a brief respite in a conflict crippling the country, but it is unlikely to end the fighting.
Nigeria’s main militant group, which is waging an ”oil war” against the government, declared a 60-day truce on Wednesday.
Nigeria’s main rebel group, which has targeted oil facilities in the south, claimed responsibility for a late Sunday strike on an oil jetty.
Nigeria’s most prominent militant group said on Wednesday it sabotaged oil pipelines operated by Shell and Agip.
Nigeria’s main militant group said on Monday it had sabotaged a Chevron oil facility and seized a chemical tanker and six crew members.
Rich in oil and gas, the Niger Delta is the cornerstone of Nigeria’s economy, but the region is a nightmare for the authorities and its residents.
Nigeria’s main militant group said its fighters had attacked an oil facility belonging to Royal Dutch Shell in the Niger Delta on Monday.
Nigeria’s main militant group said it had blown up a well-head in a Royal Dutch Shell oil field in Delta state late on Thursday.
Nigeria’s main militant group said its fighters sabotaged a Royal Dutch Shell oil pipeline in the southern Niger Delta on Thursday.
The leader of a Nigerian militant group in the oil-rich Niger Delta has been arrested, lawyers and a separate rebel movement announced on Wednesday.
Nigeria’s main militant group said on Sunday it had attacked three oil installations belonging to Royal Dutch Shell in the Niger Delta.
Rebels on Monday claimed more attacks against facilities run by US oil giant Chevron and warned Fifa against letting Nigeria host the junior World Cup
Nigeria’s main militant group has threatened to extend its attacks to offshore oil facilities after sabotaging a Chevron-operated oil pumping station.
Nigerian militants said on Wednesday they had sabotaged an oil-pumping station in the restive southern Niger Delta region.
Nigeria’s main rebel group said it destroyed several major oil pipelines in the country early on Monday in response to a military offensive.
Nigeria’s main militant group on Monday accused the government of indiscriminately bombing villages as a flare-up in fighting continued.