An initiative to empower youths in the Niger-Delta region of Nigeria and secure the nation’s oil infrastructure has been launched by Africa’s Hub for Skills and Enterprise Development (AHSED). This is contained in a statement on Monday by the founder and co-founder, Mr. Wisdom Aghoghovwia, and Barry Chukwuemeke. This comes as the AHSED team conducted a campaign in Ogbijo, a major community in Delta State, where pipeline vandalization has had devastating effects on the environment...

The alleged illegal underground mining activities being carried out by a Chinese company in the area Enyim Agalegu Edukwu Opeke community, in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State have become a source of concern to the communities. The community in a petition addressed to the Governor of Ebonyi State, Francis Nwifuru alleged that the illegal mining was in connivance with some local collaborators. Mr. Ogbuinya Livinus, the Youth President, alleged in the petition that...

To curb tanker explosions and related fire incidents in both Taraba and Adamawa states, stakeholders in the petroleum and transport sectors have called for improved road infrastructure. Alhaji Dahiru Modibbo, Chairman of the Taraba State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, while speaking during a sensitization campaign organized by the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, in Jalingo on Thursday, said the excessive checkpoints on highways often contribute to accidents...