Nigerian president being treated in Saudi

ABUJA, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua is receiving medical treatment in Saudi Arabia, a source in the presidency said on Sunday, reviving concern over his health and ability to govern.

Nigeria military chiefs dismissed

Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua announces the surprise sacking of the country's top three military chiefs.

World Bank Acknowledges West African Gas Pipeline Flaw

Civil society activists in Nigeria are welcoming the World Bank's acknowledgement of a series of damaging mistakes during the building of the World Bank-financed West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) running from Nigeria through Benin, Togo, and Ghana.

Country Strengthens Relationship With Netherlands

Federal Government has expressed its determination to strengthen her relationship with Netherlands to explore the economic benefits in the partnership

111 Illegal Refineries in N/Delta Destroyed

The Joint Military Taskforce (JTF) in the Niger Delta says it has destroyed 111 illegal and locally built refineries in Bomadi and Burutu local government areas of Delta State

$12m Payment to N-Delta Militants is a Scam

CONTRARY to Engineer Abubakar Lawal Yar'Adua's claim that the Nigeria National Petroleum Company, (NNPC) paid $12m to militants to guard its pipelines in Delta State, Saturday Vanguard can authoritatively reveal that the oil giant paid only $315, 000.

SON Raises Alarm Over Sub-Standard Gas in Nigeria

The Director-General of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Dr. John Akanya, has raised alarm over the number of sub-standard gas cylinders in circulation in the country

Agency Paid Militants to Protect Oil

When news broke last Tuesday, July 22, that the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) paid $6 million monthly to militants to protect oil pipelines in the Niger-Delta, it has all been disquiet not just in the militants' frontier but in the Presidency as well