Shell

Farooq Kperogi: Ango Abdullahi and his lie about Northern Nigerian Colonial Economy and Niger Delta Oil

by Farooq Kperogi In my May 6, 2017 column titled “Top 8 Popular National Lies that Won’t Die in Nigeria,” I called attention to out-and-out historical lies that vast swathes of Nigerians treasure and reproduce intergenerationally, and that are, I said, almost “impossible to uproot.” One of such lies, I pointed out, is the idea,... Read More

Ango Abdullahi, Farooq Kperogi, Niger delta oil, Northern myths, Northern Nigerian Colonial Economy, Shell

NNPC signs financing deals with Shell, Chevron

The Federal Government has signed financing deals with oil Shell and Chevron to develop projects that would boost reserves and revenue. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. “Two sets of alternative financing agreements on Joint Venture (JV) projects to boost reserves and production in line with... Read More

Chevron, deals, Financing, nnpc, Shell

The downward spiral of mogul, Kola Aluko as he gets wrapped up in NYC “most expensive foreclosure”

by Rachel Ogbu// Kola Aluko has been living under the radar for years with the Nigerian government hot on his heels. But today, he resurfaced as UK news claim he is in hiding and living out on the yacht he once rented to JAY-Z and Beyoncé in 2015 for $900,000 a week. The 47-year-old energy businessman’s name... Read More

bank debt, Billionaires’ Row, Fraud, Kola Aluko, property, Shell

The BBC report on the Malabu oil deal that everyone is talking about (WATCH)

by Dolapo Adelana The Malabu oil deal, one of the biggest scams perpetrated by state actors is one that may not leave our consciousness anytime soon. Accusations and counter accusations have flown in from different quarters. Three former presidents – Olusegun Obasanjo, Late Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and Goodluck Jonathan have all been linked to the... Read More

BBC report, Eni, Goodluck Jonathan, malabu oil deal, OPL 245, Shell

Today’s Noisemakers: Robbie Gramer, AY + Bisola curves Thin Tall Tony on arrival

Every day, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. 1 Robbie Gramer This article by Financial Policy writer... Read More

bisola, Efe, Goodluk Jonathan, noisemakers, Otodo-Gbame, reuben abati, Shell, Thin Tall Tony

BREAKING: Court returns OPL 245 to Shell, ENI in Malabu scandal

by Dolapo Adelana A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has returned one of Nigeria’s richest oil blocks, OPL 245 to Shell and ENI, Premium Times reports. The court on Friday reversed its January 26 order where it retrieve the ownership of the oil block from the multinational companies based on a motion by the... Read More

Eni, Justice John Tsoho, Malabu Scandal, OPL 245, Shell

Jobberman best 100 companies to work for in 2016

Google and Konga emerged as the best places to work in 2015. In 2016, Jobberman Nigeria conducted yet another survey to determine the best 100 places to work in Nigeria. . In this survey, multinational companies held the top three spots on the Jobberman Best 100 Companies to Work For, contrary to the survey report... Read More

2016, Airtel, Andela, best companies, Ericsson, General Electric, Google, Jobberman, Konga, Shell

Obasanjo, Yar’Adua, Jonathan agreed to $1.1bn Malabu oil deal – Adoke

by Dolapo Adelana A former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Mohammed Adoke has written a letter to the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, declaring his innocence in the controversial Malabu oil deal. Two major international oil companies, Shell and Agip were alleged to have bribed Nigerian officials to secure an oil prospecting licence for... Read More

Abubakar Malami, Agip, dan etete, EFCC, Goodluck Jonathan, malabu oil deal, Mohammed Adoke, olusegun obasanjo, Shell, Umaru Musa Yaradua

January 26, 2017

Oil spill: UK court strikes out Niger Delta claims against Shell

Anglo-Dutch multinational oil company, Shell on Thursday won an argument before a British court over oil spills in the Niger Delta. Over 40,000 Niger Delta residents had dragged Shell to a UK court over oil spills in their communities. The court ruled that the high-profile case should be heard in Nigeria, but the complainants have... Read More

claims, Couet, Niger Delta, oil spills, Shell, uk

October 30, 2016

BLOOD MONEY X : The gift is a curse

Last month, YNaija.com launched its Monthly Citizenship Dispatches, which explores in detail, the lives and realities of Nigerian citizens across the country. This month, the dispatches come from the Niger Delta, where our reporters have spent weeks digging deep into a part of the country oft reported about and sadly still mis-understood. These are the... Read More

Citizenship, Featured

blood money, citizenship, crude oil, Magazine, Niger Delta, Oil spill, Shell, sticky, UNEP, ynaija citizenship stories

October 19, 2016

#ForTheRecord: My father may not have died in vain | Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr on justice for the people of Ogoni

by Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr. Twenty years ago today my father and eight other Ogoni men were woken from their sleep and hanged in a prison yard in southern Nigeria. When the news filtered out, shock and outrage reverberated around the world, and everyone from the Queen to Bill Clinton and Nelson Mandela condemned the executions. What... Read More

Guardian UK, Ken Saro-Wiwa, Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr, Ken Wiwa, Military, nigeria, Ogoni, Oil, Petroleum, Pollution, Shell

Yemi Alade's new album to be called 'Mama Africa' | YNaija.com

October 5, 2016

Why Yemi Alade’s Shell gig doesn’t excite us one bit

If not all, but most Nigerian music artistes yearn for international collaborations or anything that projects their efforts to an international audience. When they do get it, it’s like an answer to a prayer for them and fans who have equally longed for that collaborative jam by their favourite local and almost-favourite international artiste. Even... Read More

collaboration, Music, nigeria, Shell, Yemi Alade

Opinion: Is the search for oil in the North-East a fool’s errand?

By Ikenna Okonkwo President Buhari recently ordered (if that is the right word) the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) to intensify its search for hydrocarbons in the Nigerian sector of the Chad basin (North-Eastern Nigeria). The reaction as usual was renewed skepticism over a search that is in its third decade and with each passing year looks more... Read More

Buhari, chad basin, Niger Delta, nigeria, nnpc, north, oil exploration, Shell

President Buhari orders NNPC to deepen its exploration of oil in the North-East

President Muhammadu Buhari has instructed the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to deepen its search for oil in the north-east of Nigeria According to a statement signed by the NNPC spokesman, Garba Deen Muhammad, NNPC will step up its operations in the search for oil in the Chad basin and other parts of the inland sedimentary... Read More

abubakar, Buhari, nnpc, north-east, Oil, Shell

Avengers blow up another NNPC pipeline

Rampaging militant group, Niger Delta Avengers have announced the blowing up of a gas pipeline belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in Nsit-Ibom L.G.A, Akwa Ibom state. According to the spokesperson of the group, Mudoch Agbinibo, the pipeline was damaged by the Avengers at 11:30pm on Sunday. The group enjoined NNPC to “check their pipeline if... Read More

Abuja, Avengers, Chevron, Niger Delta Avengers, nnpc, Oil, pipeline, Shell

Niger Delta militants

Militants destroy Shell pipeline

Militants have blown up a crude oil trunk-line belonging to the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria in Batan, Warri South West Council Area of Delta State. It was gathered that the militants blew up the trunk-line at 12:05am on Monday morning. The fresh attack happened around Camp Three, few kilometres away from the spot where the... Read More

blow up, ExxonMobil, Niger Delta Avengers, pipeline, Shell

NLNG gets new CEO as Omotowa resigns

The Board of Directors of the Nigeria LNG Limited has approved the appointment of Tony Attah as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the company. The position was held by Babs Omotowa for nearly five years before it was announced by the company in a statement released on Thursday that he would be... Read More

attah, Depot, LNG, News, nigeria, Oil, omotowa, Shell

THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: Aregbesola, Fayose dragged to court | Nobody can crush Biafra | 100 gunmen attack in Lagos | More

From the papers today- a tracklist Ooni of Ife wants more participation in nation building from traditional rulers Vanguard SERAP drags salary-owing governors to ICC Punch Finally, Shell begins export of crude oil Vanguard Nobody can crush the Biafra agitation YNaija Nigeria loses N138 billion to public holidays Guardian Presidency breaks silence on recruitments in... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

Shell facility destroyed in Imo

An attack on a facility belonging to Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) at Awarra, Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo has been confirmed by the Nigeria Police. The Public Relations Officer of police in the state, Andrew Enwerem confirmed the attack while speaking to pressmen in Owerri. He revealed that the police received the report... Read More

Avengers, government, imo state, Militants, Niger Delta, Poilce, Shell, warriors

Niger Delta militants

‘Niger Delta governors know militants behind pipelines destruction’

An Itsekiri group, Warri Study Group (WSG) on Wednesday, accused former and serving governors in the Niger Delta of secretly liaising with militants to cause destruction in the region in an effort to get the Federal Government to negotiate and drop criminal charges against them. Chairman of the group, Edward Ekpoko, in a statement, asked... Read More

agitators, Avengers, Briggs, Chevron, FG, Militants, Niger Delta, Oil, Shell, Warri

FG goes after $1.76bn, yachts, private jets, houses seized from Omokore, Aluko

The Federal Government has initiated legal processes that would allow it freeze both local and international assets of Kola Aluko and Jide Omokore who are under investigation for their alleged involvement in a series of multi-billion dollar petrol import and crude export deals courtesy of former petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke. Omokore is the chairman of Atlantic... Read More

Allison |, Buhari, corruption, crude, jonathan, Madueke, Oil, Shell

Ogoniland clean-up will take up to ’30 years’

After the announcement of the commencement of the clean-up exercise of Ogoniland in Rivers State by the Federal Government, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), has surmised that it will take between 25 to 30 years before the natives of the community would enjoy a fresh and clean environment. According to UNEP, because of the... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

Chevron, clean up, Niger Delta, Ogoniland, oil companies, saro wiwa, Shell, UNEP, united nations. environment

[UPDATE] Militants carry out fresh attack, ‘blow up oil facility’

An oil facility which belongs to the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, has been blown up by Niger Delta militants. The attacked oil facility is located around Ogidigben, Warri South West Local in Delta State. Vanguard reports that “the incident occurred along the Chanomi Creek around Ogidigben area about... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

blow up, Delta, Militants, Niiger Delta Avengers, Shell, Warri

New militant group emerges, will destroy pipelines, unless…

The Federal Government cannot breathe a sigh of relief yet despite the decision to negotiate with the Niger Delta Avengers in a bid to stop the bombing of oil pipelines. Another militant group from the region has reared its head with quite lofty demands. The new group, on Wednesday called on the government to allow... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

Avengers, Chevron, FG, forcados, Goodlyck Jonathan, militant, new, Niger Delta, Oil, Shell

Shell

Avengers attack: ‘We don’t know when we’ll resume exportation’ – Shell

Following the militant attack on its oil installations, Shell Nigeria, on Friday, confirmed that the Niger Delta Avengers blew up the Forcados 48 inches under-repair by the Shell Petroleum Development Company terminal pipeline in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State This was disclosed by the company in a statement, wherein the it noted that... Read More

Attack, confirms, delta state, forcados, militanct, Shell

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

Here are your top five stories to monitor today. 1) Niger Delta Avengers strike again Militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, this morning, blew up an oil pipeline belonging to Shell. 2) Amaechi accuses Jonathan of… Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Thursday, declared that former president Goodluck Jonathan failed to implement the UNEP report despite... Read More

Amaechi, jonathan, Militants, pipeline, Shell, UNEP

Soldiers invade Tompolo’s town in search of Avengers, beat up villagers

The Nigerian Army has reportedly attacked Oporoza, the traditional headquarters of Gbaramatu kingdom where Government Ekpemupolo also known as Tompolo hails from. According to Vanguard newspaper, the soldiers arrived the community at about 2:00am and laid seige till 8:00am on Saturday morning. The soldiers, believed to have arrived in gunboats, proceeded to beat up residents... Read More

Agip, Avengers, Buhari, buhari government, delat, government, Militants, Oil, security, Shell, Tompolo

Now Agip too has stopped producing oil in Bayelsa

by Chi Ibe Eni, parent company of Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC), has now joined Shell Petroleum and ExxonMobil in declaring force majeure on oil exports from the Brass Oil Export Terminal off Bayelsa shoreline. Force majeure removes from companies from liabilities of contractual obligations due to factors outside its control. Earlier, Shell and ExxonMobil temporarily halted... Read More

Agip, Eni, force majeure, mobil, Nembe Creek, Niger Delta, Oil, Shell

We will protect you – Buhari promises Shell and other oil companies, warns militants

by Chi Ibe President Muhammadu Buhari today told Niger Delta militants to step down their activities and work with his government to review the Amnesty Programme managed by his predecessors. He said this when he received officials of the Royal Dutch Shell Group led by the Global Director (Upstream), Andrew Brown. He assured Shell and... Read More

Amnesty, Militants, Muhammad Buhari, Niger Delta, oil company, Shell, upstream

Nigerian militants

“We are not at war” | Ijaw association responds to Odua Defenders Union

Following the threat made by the Oodua Defenders Union (ODU) to the Niger Delta Avengers, the Ijaw Development Association (IDA) has berated the Yoruba group for the threat of attack on Ijaw people in the South-West. The Ijaw group reminded the ODU that there is a history of peace between the Ijaw and the Yoruba which should not be... Read More

Avengers, Chevron, deltra, Ijaw, Niger, oodua, Shell, Yoruba

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