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- 28 Oct 2013
Crude Oil Theft is New Face of Terrorism — Alison-Madueke
Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, minister of Petroleum Resources, has declared that the grave phenomenon of oil theft and its global support system represents another face of terrorism which has…
- 10 Jan 2025
Nigeria Recovers $52.88m in Assets Linked to Former Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke
Federal government has received $52.88m recovered Galactica assets linked to a former Minister of Petroleum Diezani Alison-Madueke from the USA. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of…
- 2 Oct 2015
UK Crime Agency Arrests Diezani Alison-Madueke, 4 Others
Diezani Alison-Madueke, former minister of Petroleum Resources, has been arrested by the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) NCA leads UK law enforcement's fight to cut serious and organised crime and has…
- 14 Oct 2015
US Considers Visa Ban, Financial Sanctions on Alison-Madueke, Others
United States government is reportedly considering imposing a visa ban or financial sanctions against Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, ex-petroleum minister, and a dozen of her associates, government…
- 27 Nov 2014
Alison-Madueke Elected First Female President of OPEC
Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, Nigeria’s minister of petroleum, has just been elected the first female president of OPEC (Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries). She is the replacement for the…
- 5 Oct 2015
Diezani Alison –Madueke: EFCC Goes After Anyim, Ubah, Others
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is reportedly on the trail of Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, immediate past Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF); Chief Ifeanyi Ubah,…
- 2 Oct 2015
Diezani Alison-Madueke Granted Bail after Arrest in UK
Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, former petroleum minister, who was arrested in London, Friday, has been granted bail. Dieziani was picked up alongside four others by UK’s International Corruption Unit…
- 5 Apr 2016
Alison-Madueke Back in Court over Seized Cash
Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, former minister of Petroleum Resources is due in Westminster Magistrate’s Court in London today to answer for money laundering and bribery allegations. She was first…
- 4 Jun 2013
Senate Invites Alison-Madueke, Others over N59trn Oil Block Deal
Senate Committee on Petroleum (Upstream) will today hear the defenses of Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, minister of Petroleum Resources and Mr. Andy Yakubu, group managing director, Nigerian National…
- 11 Apr 2015
Alison-Madueke Reports Sick, Flown Abroad For Medical Attention
A few weeks to the inauguration of a new government, the fear of the president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, is already driving corrupt officials of the outgoing Goodluck Jonathan administration…
- 2 May 2013
Alison-Madueke, Shell in $380Bn “Shady” Oil Deal-Reps
House of Representatives, Thursday accused Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, minister of Petroleum Resources; Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited; and officials of the Nigerian Petroleum…
- 26 Mar 2014
Reps Summon Alison-Madueke over 8Bn Oil Swap Deal
House of Representatives joint Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream and Upstream) and Judiciary yesterday asked Diezani Alison-Madueke, minister of Petroleum Resources to appear before them…
- 22 May 2014
Reps Say Alison-Madueke Must Face Probe over N10Bn Jet
House of Representatives, on Wednesday, insisted that it would proceed with the probe of the alleged personal use of a private jet charter and maintained at the cost of N10 billion by the…
- 25 Jul 2017
Diezani Lavishes $144m on Yacht, Artworks- US
Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, former minister of Petroleum Resources, allegedly laundered about $144m, using part of the funds to purchase a yacht, landed properties, furniture and artworks, according…
- 10 Oct 2015
Diezani Asks Nigerians for Prayers
The family of Diezani Alison-Madueke, former oil minister is asking Nigerians to pray for her as she fights cancer and British allegations of corruption. A statement Friday from Diezani's lawyer…
- 29 Aug 2017
Diezani Loses N7.6B Loot, Protesters Demand Extradition from UK
The Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday ordered the final forfeiture of N7.6billion allegedly stolen and hidden by Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, former Minister of Petroleum Resources. This came as…
- 13 Sept 2016
Diezani in Fresh Trouble, Forfeits N4.8Bn Houses to FG
Detectives have been deployed in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, in the ongoing probe of Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, former Minister of Petroleum Resources. The Nation reported that of…
- 23 Jan 2017
EFCC Are Liars Says Diezani
Diezani Alison-Madueke, embattled former minister of Petroleum Resources, has denied allegations levelled against her by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) She went ahead to dare the…
- 8 Oct 2015
Diezani Cannot Leave UK Till Next April- Court
Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, former minister of Petroleum Resources will not be able to leave the United Kingdom (UK) until April, next year, that is when the investigations into allegations against…
- 14 Oct 2014
NPDC, Seplat to Invest N32Bn on Azura Power Plant
The Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) and Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc Joint Venture will invest N32bn ($200m) on the Azura-Edo power plant, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, the…
- 12 Jun 2014
Diezani Loses Bid to Become OPEC Secretary General
Diezani Alison-Madueke, Petroleum minister yesterday lost out in the race to replace the secretary general of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), as the incumbent Abdalla S.…
- 8 Feb 2016
EFCC Goes After Okonjo- Iweala, Diezani, Aluko
Ibrahim Magu, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has said that former minister of Finance and Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Diezani Alison-Madueke…
- 30 Apr 2016
EFCC Hunts Diezani’s Son over N23Bn
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), is on the trail of Ugonna, son of Diezani Alison-Madueke, former minister of Petroleum Resources, over his alleged roles in the disbursement of $115m…
- 20 Apr 2014
NNPC Denies Rift with Diezani, Petroleum Minister
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) at the weekend denied the rumour of frosty relationship between Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, minister of Petroleum Resources and chairman of NNPC board,…
- 17 Nov 2013
Nigeria Is Broke! Trillions in Oil Revenue Looted
Opinion by Dr. Peregrino Brimah Diezani Alison-Madueke, Petroleum minister said in London, October that the theft of oil revenue needed for national building amounted to terror. David Cameron,…
- 5 Oct 2015
UK Crime Agency Gets Court Nod to Seize Diezani’s Loot
National Crime Agency (NCA) obtained court permission on Monday to temporarily seize 27,000 pounds ($41,000) from a former Nigerian oil minister embroiled in a financial scandal, a court official in…
- 14 May 2015
Sanusi Says $12.5Bn Oil Money was Diverted under Jonathan
Muhammad Sanusi II, Emir of Kano and former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, yesterday insisted that some $12.5billion oil money was diverted under President Goodluck Jonathan’s…
- 19 Jan 2015
FG Reduces Fuel Price to N87 Per Litre
Federal government on Sunday announced a belated 10 percent reduction in cost of premium motor spirit (PMS) directing that the implementation was at midnight of January 18. It means that pump price…
- 23 Apr 2015
APC Claims NNPC ‘Missing’ Funds Exceed $1.48Bn
The controversy over alleged missing oil remittances took another turn as All Progressives Congress (APC), claimed that it has evidence that the sum is pretty much higher than the $1.48 billion…
- 10 Sept 2014
Rise of Nigeria’s Female Oil Billionaires
The oil and gas industry is still overwhelmingly male, with surveys showing that the executive boardrooms of petroleum companies are mostly a boys' club, according to the BBC But a number of…