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Legislators pledge support to NNPC, mull stronger laws against oil theft, vandalism

The National Assembly has thrown its weight behind NNPC Limited's ongoing efforts to boost Nigeria’s crude oil production and grow its reserves, saying it...

NEITI urges govt to implement panel’s report on oil theft, vandalism

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to revisit and implement the report of the Presidential Investigation Panel on...

Govt approves $21m contract for metering 187 flow stations to curb oil theft

The Federal Government has approved a $21 million contract for the construction of a metering system for 187 crude oil flow stations in the...

Navy launches new strategy to combat oil theft

The Nigerian Navy has lunched “Operations Delta Sanity” to further combat crude oil theft and other criminalities in the nation’s maritime space. The Chief of...

Oil theft: Nigeria releases seized Norwegian oil tanker after plea bargain

The Nigerian Navy on Sunday, May 28, 2023, returned a Norwegian-registered vessel, MT Heroic Idun, caught attempting to steal Nigeria’s crude oil in August...

Group takes Nigerian govt to ECOWAS court over illegal pipelines, oil theft

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Government of Nigeria over “the failure to probe the operations of...

Nigeria loses 400,000 barrels daily to oil theft – Sylva

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Timipre Sylva, has said that the country loses 400,000 barrels of crude daily via oil theft. Sylva...

Oil theft: Shell to deploy drones to monitor pipelines, wellheads

The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has signed a contract to acquire drones to monitor its pipelines and wellheads in the Niger Delta. SPDC’s General...

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Unregulated food environment: Nigeria is eating itself to death

There is a quiet epidemic running alongside Nigeria's more publicised health crises. It does not arrive in sudden outbreaks...
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World Water Day: Alliance unveils upgraded global water standard

The Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, announced the launch of Version 3.0 of the International Water Stewardship Standard,...

Zambian authorities seize half-a-tonne of ivory tusks smuggled by cross-border trafficking syndicate

Acting on intelligence provided by the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), Zambian law enforcement agents raided a house in...

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Unregulated food environment: Nigeria is eating itself to death

There is a quiet epidemic running alongside Nigeria's more...

World Water Day: Alliance unveils upgraded global water standard

The Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) on Wednesday, March 18, 2026,...