PORT HARCOURT: THE imbalance of power between employers of labour and their employees have been identified as one of the major challenges facing workers unions in the country.

GOVERNOR Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State must be wondering by now why some people are bent on sabotaging his efforts to put behind the ugly episode in which the facilities of facilities of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Chevron Nigeria Limited and Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in the state were destroyed by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND) between May and June.

Aganbi, who stated this while speaking with newsmen recently at Mosogar, Ethiope West Local Government Area of the State, said instead of going to the Appeal Court to further challenge the election of Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, Okocha should, in the interest of the development of the state, return to the PDP and wait for another opportunity to take a shot at the governorship of the state.

By Taye Obateru Jos – Chairman of the Caretaker Committee appointed to oversee the affairs of the PDP in Plateau State, Chief Abu King Shiluwa  says the committee was now ready to commence its assignment following the non-renewal of the court order restraining it. He told journalists, yesterday, that the committee would seal up the […]

By Peter Duru MAKURDI – Crisis has broken out in Tarka Local Government Council of Benue State following the alleged kidnap of the newly sworn-in council chairman, Mr. Stephen Kpev, by unknown persons and the alleged plot by some individuals in the area to have him resign his position to pave way for the inauguration […]

IN a desperate bid to ensure the availability of the 6000Megawatts of power by the end of the year, the federal government seems to have restored the failed portions of the strategic Escravos-Lagos gas line said to be the only remaining source of gas supply to the thermal plants across the country.

Oyeghe, who was fielding questions from Vanguard in Ughelli, Delta State, at the weekend, noted that the amnesty in itself was not a guarantee to the development that the people of the region have been agitating for.

By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI – The leadership of Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has dissociated itself from the activities of what it called “a group of faceless Igbo elements in London, calling for the formation of Biafra Army to disrupt the governorship election in Anambra State in 2010”. MASSOB […]

THE proposed collection of freight forwarders’ practicing fees has been staled following the crisis that is currently rocking the different freight forwarding groups in the Nigerian maritime industry

By Enyim Enyim Onoitsha – Ahead of the 2010 governorship election in Anambra state, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has recruited 15,000 ad hoc staff as part of its effort to ensure a free and fair election. Resident electoral commissioner in the state, chief Rowland Uwa dropped the hint while addressing reporters on the […]

Ithe federal government has acted to allegations of illegal bunkering of crude oil and refined petroleum products, saying that it was in the best interest of the Nigerian Navy to correct the impression.

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA is set to introduce compulsory registration for all ships loading petroleum products in Nigeria in a bid to ensure a fairer treatment for Nigerian ship owners.

MR. Biyi Sangowawa, the executive director (operations) of Rockson Engineering is a seasoned engineer and an executive director of Rockson Engineering Company Limited, a renowned engineering company with a reputation for efficient delivery of projects.

CHAPTER 2 of the 1999 Constitution captioned “Fundamental Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy” puts in bold relief the arguments that are being made. Section 13 clearly states: “It shall be the duty and responsibility of all organs of government and of all authorities and persons, exercising legislative, executive, or judicial powers to conform […]

The Federal government and oil and gas producing firms are set for a major collision should the new fiscal provision in the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) scale through two chambers of the National Assembly of Nigeria into an Act.