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Niger Delta

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Name: Niger Delta

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 20 hours ago - 3 Documents

European Commission

EC Signs USD 1 B 'Peace Development' Pact with Nigeria

The European Commission has signed a USD 1 B development pact with Nigeria, aimed at tackling corruption and promoting peace.A substantial amount of the funding will be spent on resolving conflict in the oil-rich and crime-plagued Niger Delta, the EU's ... [Sofia News Agency - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Nigeria, Niger Delta, European Commission, Corruption, Human Rights

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents (in Politics)

Economic Community of W. African States

West African bloc bans arms transfer by member states

ABUJA (AFP) - West African regional bloc ECOWAS Friday banned the transfer of arms by the 15 member states except for legitimate defence, security and peacekeeping operations, a senior official said.President of the Economic Community of West African ... [Yahoo! Canada - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Economic Community of W. African States, Small Arms, Togo

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Crime wave overshadows amnesty deal

Get IOL on yourmobile at m.iol.co.zaPort Harcourt, Nigeria - A crime wave in Nigeria's main oil city of Port Harcourt blamed on former militants has shut the university and forced residents to flee, raising questions about the sustainability of an amnesty ... [IOL - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, Niger Delta

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Nigeria: Niger Delta - 'Illegal Oil Bunkering Won't End'

Asaba Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ishaya Ibrahim, has warned that the problem of illegal oil bunkering in the country will not end, unless the people and government of the Niger Delta region take security as a priority in their agenda.Ishaya, who ... [AllAfrica.com - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Niger Delta, Nigeria, Asaba (Nigeria), Criminal, Armed Robbery

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Peoples Democratic Party of Nigeria

UPDATE 2-Nigeria president asks ruling party to end budget row

ABUJA, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Nigeria's president on Thursday asked the ruling party to step in and resolve a row between the two chambers of parliament over where he should present the 2010 budget, in the hope he can unveil the spending plans next week.President ... [FinanzNachrichten.de - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Peoples Democratic Party of Nigeria, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, Niger Delta, Abuja (Nigeria)

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

European Union

EU to Build 1,200 Micro Projects in Niger Delta

Akure The European Union (EU) is to undertake 1,200 micro projects worth over N9 billion in nine Niger Delta States across the country under its Micro Project Programme (MPP9).Speaking at the MPP9 workshop in Akure yesterday, its team leader represented ... [AllAfrica.com - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Niger Delta, European Union, Akure

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

FG And Post Amnesty Projects [editorial]

PART from rehabilitation and re-integration of repentant militants, the implementation of a wide range of projects in the Niger Delta region is a critical component of the post-amnesty package of the Federal Government which must not be toyed with.Already, ... [Individual.com - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Rehabilitation, Niger Delta

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Energy)

Nigeria | Oil | The biggest reform of all

President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua’s government is trying to win support for its new oil law by offering Delta communities a stake in the businessThe Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), which President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua’s supporters are trying to steer through ... [Africa Confidential - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Petroleum, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Nigeria

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Nigeria: Governor urges oil firms in Niger Delta to relocate HQs

[Report by Henry Umoru: "Uduaghan Asks Oil Firms To Relocate Hqtrs"]Delta State Governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, has urged all oil companies operating in the Niger Delta to, as matter of urgency, relocate their headquarters to the region if the area must ... [Individual.com - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Niger Delta, Nigeria, Emmanuel Uduaghan

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents

Nigeria: No end to internal displacement

Internal displacement caused by both communal violence and internal armed conflict is a recurrent phenomenon in most states in Nigeria. The parties to the fighting have sought po-litical, economic and social advantages in a country with endemic poverty, ... [ReliefWeb - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Nigeria, Niger Delta, Warri, United Nations Office On Drugs And Crime

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

NNPC, UN Vote N300 Million for Training Institute

Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) have announced a pool of fund of over N300million for the establishment of the Niger Delta Institute for Good Governance and Human Capital Development ... [Individual.com - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, United Nations, United Nations Institute for Training and Resea..., Niger Delta Development Commission

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Energy)

Kaduna, Warri Refineries Commence Production By December - FG

The Federal Government yesterday said repairs on Kaduna and Warri refineries have been completed and it hopes to commence production of refined oil by the middle of December.The ability of the refineries to resume oil production, however, depends on the ... [Individual.com - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Warri, Kaduna, Refinery

Quotes

...as if while my former company (Total) was saying, 'come and do what you have done in Nigeria for us on a larger scale,' Nigeria was also saying, "what we have seen you do in Total, come and do it for us on a larger scale in the Niger Delta."

'We Need To Re-Connect Oil Activities With The People's Economy To Resolve Niger Delta Crisis' [Nigeria Guardian - 12 hours ago]

"Barring any unforseen developments, gas will be transported from the Niger Delta by 2010 to Benin, Togo and Ghana" he assured

West African bloc bans arms transfer by member states [Yahoo! Canada - 11/20/2009]

...the government and the Niger Delta people for finding a way forward and said that the U S was willing to partner in the rehabilitation programme. "Nigeria is the single most important in the framework of the U S foreign policy" she noted

U.S. presses Nigeria on corruption, good governance [Nigeria Guardian - 11/20/2009]

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West African bloc bans arms transfer by member ... [Yahoo! Canada - 11/20/2009]
EU signs deal with Nigeria to support peace [AFP via Yahoo! - 11/20/2009]
Exile Resources to start Akepo well-testing, co... [Stockwatch - 11/20/2009]
Nigeria to transport gas to Benin, Togo, Ghana ... [Individual.com - 11/20/2009]
U.S. presses Nigeria on corruption, good govern... [Nigeria Guardian - 11/20/2009]
Uganda: Oil Will Enrich Or Ruin Nation; And Thi... [AllAfrica.com - 11/20/2009]
Ex-Niger Delta militants receive N65,000 allowa... [Daily Triumph - 11/20/2009]
Why Oil Revenues Will Harm Us [opinion] [AllAfrica.com - 11/20/2009]
EU gives Nigeria $1bn 'for peace' [BBC - 11/20/2009]
Kaduna, Warri Refineries Commence Production By... [Individual.com - 11/20/2009]
NNPC, UN Vote N300 Million for Training Institute [Individual.com - 11/20/2009]
Between Olumo and Aso: Can culture humanise power? [Nigeria Guardian - 11/20/2009]
Sustaining Industrial Revival Efforts [AllAfrica.com - 11/20/2009]
Naval chief tasks N'Deltans on oil theft, others [Nigeria Guardian - 11/20/2009]
Limit fuel imports from Senegal [Nigeria Guardian - 11/20/2009]
Nigeria: No end to internal displacement [ReliefWeb - 11/20/2009]
WTM - Country Set to Be Leading African Tourist... [RBC Dain Rauscher - 11/20/2009]
Crime wave overshadows amnesty deal [IOL - 11/19/2009]
Nigeria: Governor urges oil firms in Niger Delt... [Individual.com - 11/19/2009]
Nigeria \| Oil \| The biggest reform of all [Africa Confidential - 11/19/2009]
FG And Post Amnesty Projects [editorial] [Individual.com - 11/19/2009]
EU to Build 1,200 Micro Projects in Niger Delta [AllAfrica.com - 11/19/2009]
The Battle for Angola's Oil [Foreign Policy In Focus - 11/19/2009]

Blogs

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From compassion to action, from action to knowl... [...My heart's in Accra - 11/19/2009] I’ve opened a lot of lectures lately – presentations about our Media Cloud research at Berkman – by complaining about the New York Times’s Africa coverage. I cite ...
Rare earth: The New Great Game [BBC NEWS \| Talk about Newsnight - 11/18/2009] The rare earth story goes to the heart of China's relationship with the West - not just that, but to the heart of the West's inability to understand China. It ...
Drumbeat: November 18, 2009 [The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our ... - 11/18/2009] No Plan for Oil Shortages in North America Munroe found numerous studies about peak oil by the GAO (U.S. Government Accountability Office), which were apparently ...
Morning Brief: Obama visits China [FP Passport - 11/16/2009] Obama visits China Top Story: U.S. President Barack Obama landed in Shanghai on Sunday night for the start of a historic three-day visit to China, part ...
Drumbeat: November 14, 2009 [The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our ... - 11/14/2009] Iraq plan for 12 mln bpd oil output 'crazy' - Total 'The 12 million barrels is crazy,' Total CEO Christophe de Margerie told reporters late Thursday after a panel ...

Audio/Video

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Nigeria gunmen surrender weapons [Reuters Video: Top News - 08/25/2009]
Delta militants' defiant message [Reuters Video: Top News - 05/19/2009]

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