Troops neutralize 27 terrorists, arrest 167 others, stop N174m theft of oil products
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – Troops of Joint Task Force Operation DELTA SAFE and other operations in the South-South region of the country have arrested […]
Oil theft
JTF nabs 699 suspects for oil theft, pipeline vandalism
Operation Delta Safe, a Joint Security Task Force in the South-South has arrested 699 suspects for various crimes in the Niger Delta region in 2022. […]
NSCDC impounds 5 trucks, arrest suspect for alleged illegal oil bunkering
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC) in Rivers, has impounded five trucks, and arrested a suspect for alleged oil theft. The State […]
Alleged missing diesel: Ebonyi Govt suspends Perm Sec, governor’s aide
The Ebonyi Government on Wednesday suspended the Permanent Secretary of the state Ministry of Power and Energy, Mr Godwin Nwankwo over alleged persistent theft of […]
NUPRC moves to enhance national crude oil production
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has said it is determined to take bold and revolutionary steps, using a […]
265 illegal refineries in SPDC corridor – Sylva
Chief Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, says there are about 265 illegal refineries in the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) corridor alone […]
Tompolo’s pipeline surveillance contract: Northern youths goofed By ADEWOLE KEHINDE
“Ignorance is an enemy, even to its owner” – Sri Chinmoy Recently, the Federal Government renewed a multi-million dollar pipeline surveillance contract with a former militant […]
President Buhari vows to crack down on oil theft in Niger-Delta
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that security would be increased across the country to try to stamp out widespread oil theft, a week after a […]
Two men to know fate on Sept.13 over N1.8bn oil fraud
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Friday reserved judgment in the case involving two men: Ogbor Eliot, and Kelvin Chris, charged with attempted N1.8bn oil […]
JTF says it is only chasing oil thieves in Bayelsa, distances self from alleged invasion
The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta, Operation Delta Safe says allegations that it invaded Igbomotoru community in Bayelsa is baseless and an […]
Oil theft: EU delegation, NNPC officials, JTF visit illegal refining sites
The European Union, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC) and the Joint Task Force (JTF) Operation Delta Safe, on Friday visited an illegal refining […]
NSCDC nabs 8 suspects, seizes 117 kegs of adulterated diesel in Ondo
By OLA MUDOPE, Akure- Operatives of The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested eight suspected syndicates who specialize in vandalism of petroleum […]
EFCC quizzes suspected oil thief in Uyo
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – EFCC has begun investigating a suspected illegal petroleum products dealer in Uyo. Mr Wilson Uwujaren, Head of Media and Publicity […]
Nigeria lost N898.93bn to pipeline vandalism, theft in 9 months
Between January and September 2021, Nigeria lost N898.93bn to crude oil losses and repairs of vandalised pipelines, among others, documents obtained from the Nigerian National […]