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Just as Nigeria had started to increase its oil and gas production under President Bola Tinubu, a series of blasts and fires at major pipelines are threatening to unravel the progress Africa’s top crude producer has made.

A political feud and crisis reminded the oil market that pipeline sabotage and politically-motivated vandalism in Nigeria’s oil-rich states is always lurking around the corner.

In the Rivers State in the Niger Delta, where a large part of the country’s oil is produced and exported, at least three explosions and fires at oil and gas pipelines halted some supply over the past week.

Early last week, the Trans-Niger Pipeline, one of Nigeria’s biggest pipelines carrying crude from the Niger Delta to the Bonny terminal, was rocked by a powerful explosion. The explosion at Bodo, Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State, caused a massive fire at the section of the pipeline in the area.

Operations at the Trans-Niger Pipeline, which s for about 15% of Nigerian oil exports, were restored a week later. But the violence and political crisis don’t end.

While the cause of the explosion has yet to be investigated and announced, there is already speculation that the blast could be the result of sabotage, in view of the threats that militant groups in the area have recently made. The militants have threatened to attack oil infrastructure in the Rivers state amid an ongoing political crisis between the state and the federal government over federal money allocation to Rivers.

Last week, Nigerian President Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers and suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, and all elected of the state House of Assembly for six months. Fubara is a member of the opposition party and the successor of close Tinubu ally Nyesom Wike.

As renewed political infighting puts Nigeria’s oil revival at risk, the president’s goal of lifting production to 2 million barrels per day (bpd) is under threat again.

Source: https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Political-Struggles-Threaten-Nigerias-Oil-Production-Recovery.html

Tinubu, Reinstate Fubara & Restore Investor Confidence

A governor negotiating with foreign investors means nothing if he can be removed overnight. Stability breeds confidence—without it, investments dry up.

If Nigeria wants serious foreign investment, states must have the autonomy to inspire trust. Investors will not pour money into a region where leadership is dictated by political whims.

The constant removal of opposition figures—senators, governors—damages your credibility on the global stage. It signals instability, not strength.

And appointing military men as governors? That’s a recipe for unchecked corruption. A governor who isn’t able to the people is able to no one.

Nigeria needs economic growth, not political purges. Fix the optics.

Complain always

Rivers State, Delta State, and Akwa Ibom’s oil and gas reserves should be conserved, while exploration should focus on Anambra State and other states with similar resources.

Shuo!

MaiDeribe:

Source: https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Political-Struggles-Threaten-Nigerias-Oil-Production-Recovery.html

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God is tired of this country. I swear.

Waiting....

Na the crisis wey Tinubu wan trigger

Hmmm

This is the type of headline that will scream at us from the front pages of newspapers if Tinubu refuses to apply wisdom and instead continues to play politics with lives of Rivers people.

Enemyofpeace:
God is tired of this country. I swear.

the god you serve told you that ba

SpiritMoney:
This is the type of headline that will scream at us from the front pages of newspapers if Tinubu refuses to apply wisdom and instead continues to play politics with lives of Rivers people.

Make una dey play, who will suffer it most all of us as they will keep collecting salaries and allowances and me and you will be complaining about the economy they careless about.
Most of their investment is outside Nigeria na me and you investment dey Nigeria so relax and shun emotions

Xammie001:

the god you serve told you that ba

is it not obvious?

Tinubu is major culprit in the set-back, we are witnessing now,........the simplest path to solve the crises in Rivers that he supposed to treck, he abandoned it and pursing a path where there is no solution.



JUST TELL HIS APPOINTEE TO GIVE PEACE A CHANCE, EVERY STORM WOULD CALM DOWN.

I still don't know how that path difficult for tyrant to .

Pls adjust your headline; How wike and Tunibu insatiable greed is threatening to destabilize the whole Nigerian country and economy. The money used in bribing the whole NASS must be recovered first of all.

MaiDeribe:
Tinubu, Reinstate Fubara & Restore Investor Confidence

A governor negotiating with foreign investors means nothing if he can be removed overnight. Stability breeds confidence—without it, investments dry up.

If Nigeria wants serious foreign investment, states must have the autonomy to inspire trust. Investors will not pour money into a region where leadership is dictated by political whims.

The constant removal of opposition figures—senators, governors—damages your credibility on the global stage. It signals instability, not strength.

And appointing military men as governors? That’s a recipe for unchecked corruption. A governor who isn’t able to the people is able to no one.

Nigeria needs economic growth, not political purges. Fix the optics.

When fubara demolished the state hoa complex.... you clapped for him.

He seized their 14 months salaries.... you clapped for him.

Fyi....investors are not losing any confidence in Nigeria.

Let me warn my Anambra brethrens.... There's a serious Islamic agenda going on in Nigeria now with speed. They have captured Rivers State using Wike and Asari Dokubo, now they have made Asari Dokubo the Islamic leader for South South and South East, Asari Dokubo understands the game because that was the primary reason they choose and bred him from childhood just as Pastor Bosun Emmanuel mentioned few years ago in his exposition of the plans by Muslims to Islamize the entire Nigeria, but Wike does not understand this plan because he was rather carried away by power drunk and political selfish interests.

Now they're weighing on the options between this man Nicholas Ukachukwu and Valentine Ozigbo who will be a better tool to perfect their agenda in Anambra being the heart of Igbo land, we must resist this plan with what ever it takes. Hope Uzodinma have layed some underground foundations for them but its not easy to raise their evil heads because of the invisible presence of IPOB. Nnamdi Kanu and Pastor Bosun Emmanuel screamed about this agenda but people thought it's impossible,... Yoruba people thought they could just wish it away by rebuking who ever made mention of it, but today they have already established sharia law in Oyo state and Governor Makinde is helpless, this is happening while a Yoruba man is the president.

Of course that's part of the deal that forcefully brought him as the president, and as all these are happening, the National Assembly have ed a bill proposing that individuals who lives anywhere in the country for up to ten years can becomes a citizen of where he lives, this bill already ed second reading in the National Assembly. IPOB were the only monster standing in their way to this agenda and that's why they fought IPOB with everything in their disposal including the adamant incarceration of Nnamdi Kanu and unjustly proscription of IPOB. Tinubu is on Islamic mission, People should wake up especially the Yorubas who think that their brother is the president and wouldn't do anything against them, Tinubu already sold Yoruba people out, go and mark it somewhere because it's no longer far before you see it.

Fiscus105:
Tinubu is major culprit in the set-back, we are witnessing now,........the simplest path to solve the crises in Rivers that he supposed to treck, he abandoned it and pursing a path where there is no solution.



JUST TELL HIS APPOINTEE TO GIVE PEACE A CHANCE, EVERY STORM WOULD CALM DOWN.

I still don't know how that path difficult for tyrant to .

I dont know if he dey fear wike

Everything polítics

Wike will help Tinubu to destroy Nigeria's economy kpatakpata.
Once oil worker feels that their safety is no longer guaranteed in the south south, they will start shutting down their operations which will reduce oil production. Also, incidences of oil pipeline vandalization will also reduce daily oil production.
The Niger Delta is not like South East where the soldiers have upper hand. Which soldier is prepared to go to the creeks to fight the militants? Besides, their own focus is to get their own share of the oil so they would rather the militants in destroying pipelines as that is the only way they too can make their own money.