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Indian sailors held by pirates in Nigeria freed

Five Indian sailors kidnapped off Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta and held captive for more than a month have been released by the pirates, a spokesman said on Saturday. The released men were......

Indian kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria's oil region

Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped an Indian national in Nigeria's restive oil producing Delta region, the police said on Saturday.The man, who works with a home building and property management......

Nigeria: Captors free 2 kidnapped Indians

Two Indians, who were taken hostage at gunpoint in Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta, were released after 10 days in captivity, the head of the military in the region said.The two men, abducted......

4 killed in attack on Indian-owned ship in Nigeria

Four persons, including two soldiers, were killed when a ship belonging to an Indian company was attacked by pirates in Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta. The four persons killed, included two......

Hijack drama off Nigerian coast; all Indian sailors safe

All 23 Indian sailors aboard an oil tanker were safe on Wednesday after the Nigerian navy rescued their vessel that was hijacked briefly by pirates off the coast of southern Nigeria. In the third......

Essar eyes Shell's stake in 4 Nigerian oil fields

Ruia's-owned Essar Group is among four consortia in race to buy Royal Dutch Shell Plc's stake in four Nigerian oil fields."At least one Indian group has expressed interest to buy the stakes,"......

Needed: Another OPEC to solve oil crisis

It is always impolite to ask a lady her age. But the oil bull market is certainly no lady, besides which, we know she is about ten years old. Earlier this week, NYMEX crude oil futures, in un-lady......

Gold: The most happening commodity in 2008

After closing out 2007 with an impressive 31.5% gain, spot gold started the new year with a new record high of $861.80 an ounce, surpassing the previous high of $850 recorded on January 21, 1980.......

The swing factor in commodity markets

Every one knows that International politics plays a key role in deciding the 'power centers' among nations and a few know that there exists a relationship between international politics and......

OPEC oil production up by 1 lakh barrel/day

Oil production by the 12 member countries of Oil Producing and Exporting Countries, including Iraq which does not participate in the consortium's output pacts, has increased by 1,00,000 barrel per......

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QNA

Q. Important cities of Nigeria
: A. Abia Adamawa Akwa Ibom Anambra Bauchi Bayelsa Benue Borno Cross River Delta Ebonyi Edo Ekiti Enugu Gombe Imo Jigawa Kaduna Kano Katsina Kebbi Kogi...... more

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Web results for Niger Delta

Oil Theft International Community Is Not Sincere With Nigeria By Ifeanyi Izeze

By Ifeanyi Izeze For the Federal Government to disclose that it has commenced efforts to recover huge oil revenues laundered abroad by companies... ...

http://www.mumbainews.net/index.php/sid/214499683/scat/b8de8e630faf3631

INSIGHT - Nigeria's Islamists staging bolder, deadlier comeback

By Tim Cocks BAGA, Nigeria (Reuters) - After a crackdown pushed them out of Nigeria's northern cities, Islamist militant group Boko Haram have... ...

http://reuters.in.feedsportal.com/c/35218/f/654196/s/2bd840df/l/0Lin0Breuters0N0Carticle0C20A130C0A50C130Cnigeria0Eislamists0EidINDEE94C0A6P20A130A5130DfeedType0FRSS0GfeedName0FworldNews/story01.htm

Former Consultant for Willbros International Sentenced in Connection with Foreign Bribery Scheme

Paul G. Novak, 46, was sentenced today to serve 15 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Simeon T. Lake III of the Southern District of Texas.... ...

http://webnewswire.com/node/1573449

Gunfight in Nigeria's Delta oil region kills eight - sources

YENAGOA, Nigeria, May 5 (Reuters) - Gunmen opened fire on a group of former militants in the oil producing Niger Delta late on Saturday, leading to... ...

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/05/05/nigeria-militants-idINL6N0DM0UN20130505

Combating climate change

As the global community prepares to monitor and measure the impact of climate change, the role of geospatial technology in collecting and analysing... ...

http://geospatialtoday.com/gst/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2707:combating-climate-change&catid=48:articles&Itemid=84

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