Britain is to help Nigeria crack down on violence which has disrupted oil supplies in the troubled Niger Delta through a security training force, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said yesterday.
Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream Sector) has kicked against the agreement entered into by Shell and Agip over leasing of some oil fields.
The number of companies seeking licences for mineral exploration has increased tremendously. According to Energy and Minerals minister William Ngeleja, an average of 500 licences were issued every month in the 2007/08 financial year. The previous financial year, it was
WOMEN of Obodogugu-Ogume community in Ndokwa area of Delta State protested naked, yesterday, while no fewer than eight persons, including a policeman have been shot by armed youths in a renewed orgy of violence between the community and the people
ELECTRICITY prices will soar to about N$1,20 per unit by 2011 for bulk customers like municipalities and regional distributors, a tariff expert said yesterday.
Five people were confirmed killed yesterday in Bonny, Rivers State when militants attacked a naval gun boat guarding oil installations in the volatile Niger Delta region. No known militant group operating in the Niger Delta has claimed responsibility for the
The second Telecom's Information, Communication and Technology Summit opened yesterday in the capital with much fanfare and anticipation over the future of global communication.
The government is trying to attract cement companies into the country, as it responds to a growing demand from uranium mines and to a backlog in housing, Steve Motinga, Director of Industrial Development in the Ministry of Trade and Industry,
The Flag bearer of the Convention People's Party (CPP), Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom has kicked against government's decision to sell Ghana Telecom (GT) to Vodafone International Holding at the cost of $900 million.
The deafening sounds of awelding machine and sparks flying all over pollute the environment at this place. Five men in helmets and convincingly dirtied overalls that have been permanently discoloured are the other thing that defines the landscape here.
The Chief of the Se Traditional Area, Nene Drolor Boso Adamptey I, has appealed to the government, and other leaders in Africa, to stop using state resources to fix old problems, since that would not help the continent to develop.
Yesterday, the government hurriedly tabled the proposal for the sale of 70 percent of Ghana Telecom to Vodafone before parliament for approval. The government could get the deal approved, using its sheer numbers in parliament, but it would leave several
The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has commenced the process of registration of Sim Cards in a bid to tackle security threats posed by some GSM suscribers
Saber Energy, a company exploring for unconventional gas fields in Kodibeleng in the Central District, plans to conduct community consultations next month over its proposed gas pipeline linking Kodibeleng to the Mmamabula Energy Project.
The New Partnership for Africa's Development e-Africa commission has been mandated to oversee the structured development and implementation of the NEPAD ICT programme across the continent.
A Political storm is gathering over the Ghana Government's recent announcement that it had sold 70 percent of Ghana Telecom for $900 million to Vodafone, the worlds leading mobile telecommunications operator.
According to the preliminary report of the Central Statistical Office of 1991, the rural areas account for 58 percent of the population while the urban areas account for 42 percent.
