Oil firms ordered to Niger Delta

Nigeria’s government has ordered all oil firms that fled the Niger Delta in the wake of militant attacks to return to the area or cease operations.

Minister for Special Duties Godsday Orubebe said it was now safe for them to resume production.


But oil executives are sceptical about moving back and say the government cannot force them to return.

The announcement comes in a week when militants kidnapped a top politician’s wife and blew up a major pipeline.

The instability and violence in the southern region over the past four years have led to a significant drop in Nigeria’s oil exports.

BBC