The Confederation of All Progressives Congress (APC) Support Groups has attributed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL’s) achievements to the capacity of its Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), Malam Mele Kyari, to transform the company. Its Director-General, Prof. Kailani Muhammed, who said this on Wednesday at a news...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Coalition of Civil Society Organizations (NICOCSO) has called for immediate probe of cabals insisting on importation on pms and sabotaging local refineries. The National Spokesperson of NICOCSO, Comrade Segun Adebayo, made the call during a press conference on Wednesday in Abuja. Comrade Adebayo...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) says its Group Chief Executive Officer, Malam Mele Kyari, is not responsible for the hike in prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as fuel. The Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPCL, Mr Olufemi Soneye, said this on Tuesday while reacting...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has condoled with the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari over the death of his daughter. Kyari’s daughter, Fatima, died on Friday at the age of 25 after protracted illness. The President in...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has condoled with the family of Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd, over the loss of his daughter, Fatima Kyari. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the late Fatima, aged 25, passed away on Friday. Shettima, who...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) is confident that it can increase crude oil production from 1.7 million barrels per day to 3 million, says Chief Corporate Communications Officer Olufemi Soneye. Speaking in Abuja on Saturday, at a Stakeholders Engagement Session with National Assembly journalists, Soneye emphasised that...
The (NNPC Ltd. says foreign exchange (forex) illiquidity has been a significant factor influencing the fluctuation in prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) ocassioned by unrestricted free market forces. According to the national oil company, this is provided for in the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA 2021). The Executive Vice...
The Concerned Nigerian Youths for Good Governance (CNYGG) are urging President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to consider replacing Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), amid concerns over the recent fuel price increase. In a statement on Wednesday, the convener of CNYGG, Ambassador...
By JOY ADARA , Abuja – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has denied the allegations made by former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar’s claimed that the company was hijacked by corporate cabals around President Bola Tinubu and that the retention of Mr. Mele Kyari as Group Chief Executive Officer...
The Senate has raised concern over 1.5 billion dollars approved in 2021 for the turn-around maintenance of the Port Harcourt Refinery with little or no result. Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele, Chairman, Senate Ad Hoc Committee to Investigate the Alleged Economic Sabotage in the Nigerian Petroleum Industry, raised the concern...
A coalition of 92 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on Wednesday urged President Bola Tinubu not to sack Malam Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.). The coalition under the Global Centre for Conscious Living Against Corruption (GCCLAC) made the plea through...
The House of Representatives has dissolved the ad-hoc Joint Committee on Downstream and Midstream Committee probing activities of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPCL), and the Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority(NMDPRA). Rep. Akin Rotimi, spokesperson of the House of Representatives, stated this in a statement...
In its editorial of 2nd August, 2024, the BusinessDay newspaper, characteristically, launched another scurrilous and baseless attack on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd). In the editorial entitled: “NNPCL: Liability or Asset to Nigerians?”, the newspaper set out to paint the picture of NNPC Ltd that is...
Members of House of Representatives seem to be on a war path over the proposed probe of the operations of Nigeria National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPCL) under Mr Mele Kyari. A group of members of House on Saturday placed adverts in three national dailies, urging the Joint Committee...
Reps to investigate Dangote refinery, NMDPRA, NNPC rift The House of Representatives has said that it would investigate the ongoing spat between Dangote Petroleum Refinery and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). The investigation would also include the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and the...
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, and other security and intelligence chiefs say they have devised strategies to combat crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta. Musa disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at a press briefing shortly after a closed door meeting...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPCL) have reinforced their existing synergy against the smuggling of petroleum products from Nigeria to neighbouring countries. This is disclosed in a statement issued by the Customs Spokesman, Mr Abdullahi Maiwada, in Lagos on Saturday. Adeniyi was...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC Ltd.), has said the drive to bring Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) closer to Nigerians has commenced and is irreversible. Group Chief Executive Officer, NNPC Ltd, Malam Mele Kyari, said in addition to the massive deployment of CNG stations nationwide, the company and...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – In yet another major step towards boosting nationwide gas supply to drive industrialization and economic growth, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) is set to deliver the Obiafu-Obrikom-Oben (OB3) Gas Pipeline project. Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd, Mr. Mele Kyari,...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Federal Government has highlighted the huge multiplier impact of the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline Project on the nation’s economic growth and industrialisation. This was made known during the visit of three cabinet Ministers to the AKK Gas Pipeline Project Site where they inspected...