April 27, 2026

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NNPC Ltd, Dangote Group forge strategic alliance to accelerate Nigeria’s energy security, prosperity GCEO NNPC Ltd, Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari speaks during a facility tour of the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Complex in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, on Saturday.

NNPC Ltd, Dangote Group forge strategic alliance to accelerate Nigeria’s energy security, prosperity

By OLA MODUPE, Lagos February 22, 2026
Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited, Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, today led a delegation of the company’s management to the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Complex in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, for high-level discussions that culminated in a renewed commitment to strategic collaboration between the two companies. The visit, which...
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Africa must align infrastructure, policy and capital to achieve energy security – Ojulari Africa must align infrastructure, policy and capital to achieve energy security – Ojulari

Africa must align infrastructure, policy and capital to achieve energy security – Ojulari

By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja February 11, 2026
Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd, Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, has identified shared infrastructure, policy alignment, coordinated investment frameworks, cross-border knowledge and technology exchange, integrated gas market development, and sustained regional diplomacy among National Oil Companies (NOCs) as key pillars for securing Africa’s energy future. Ojulari disclosed this...
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Tinubu congratulates NNPC board chairman, Musa Kida on 65th birthday chairman of the board of NNPC Limited, Ahmadu Musa Kida,

Tinubu congratulates NNPC board chairman, Musa Kida on 65th birthday

By DAVID IORJA, Abuja February 3, 2026
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the chairman of the board of NNPC Limited, Ahmadu Musa Kida, on his 65th birthday on February 3. The President in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, celebrated Kida’s sterling career in the public and private sectors, as well as his engagement with...
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SERAP sues NNPCL over ‘failure to account for missing N22.3bn, $49.7m, £14.3m, €5.2m oil money’ SERAP sues NNPC Limited

SERAP sues NNPCL over ‘failure to account for missing N22.3bn, $49.7m, £14.3m, €5.2m oil money’

By JOY ADARA, Abuja February 1, 2026
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited over the “failure to account for the alleged missing or diverted N22.3 billion, USD$49.7 million, £14.3 million and €5.2 million oil money.” The suit followed the damning allegations documented in the...
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PETROAN calls for privatization of NNPCL refineries, sets Q1 2026 deadline PETROAN calls for privatization of NNPCL refineries, sets Q1 2026 deadline

PETROAN calls for privatization of NNPCL refineries, sets Q1 2026 deadline

By OLA MODUPE, Lagos December 27, 2025
Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has renewed its call on the Federal Government to privatize Nigeria’s four state-owned refineries operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), urging that the process be transparently concluded by the first quarter of 2026. In a statement, PETROAN’s...
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NUPRC releases $185m, N14.9bn to NNPC, says no fund withheld Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission (NURC), Mr Gbenga Komolafe

NUPRC releases $185m, N14.9bn to NNPC, says no fund withheld

By JOY ADARA, Abuja December 9, 2025
Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has firmly debunked claims that it is holding back the Frontier Exploration Fund (FEF) meant for the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), insisting that all approved funds have already been released. In a detailed statement on Wednesday, the Commission’s Head of...
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Reps issue final 7-day ultimatum in naira-for-crude probe, warn of tough sanctions Lawmakers at the House of Representatives

Reps issue final 7-day ultimatum in naira-for-crude probe, warn of tough sanctions

Tom Chiahemen November 21, 2025
House of Representatives has laid down a firm ultimatum in its ongoing investigation into the Naira-for-Crude Oil Policy, giving all involved stakeholders seven days—until Nov. 27—to submit their outstanding documents. The directive came from the Chairman of the Ad hoc Committee on Implementation and Oversight of the policy, Rep....
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Media Sustainability: Soneye advocates tax reliefs, independent fund for journalism Femi Sonoye

Media Sustainability: Soneye advocates tax reliefs, independent fund for journalism

Tom Chiahemen August 19, 2025
Former Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), Mr. Femi Soneye, has called on the Federal Government to support the Nigerian media with targeted incentives, including tax reliefs and import duty waivers on essential media tools. Soneye made the appeal in Abuja on...
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NNPC GMD Bayo Ojulari says he voluntarily resigned, denies being forced to quit job Bayo Ojulari

NNPC GMD Bayo Ojulari says he voluntarily resigned, denies being forced to quit job

MBAFAN ADE August 3, 2025
Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mr. Bayo Ojulari, has dismissed insinuations in certain media circles that he was “abducted and forced to resign” by security officials. Describing the story carried by an online news platform as nothing more than a poorly scripted work...
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NNPCL Refineries Shut down: Reps Downstream committee kick-starts refinery investigation, promises timely conclusion 20241126 161205

NNPCL Refineries Shut down: Reps Downstream committee kick-starts refinery investigation, promises timely conclusion

TOM CHIAHEMEN July 23, 2025
The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) has resolved to launch a comprehensive investigation into the state of Nigeria’s refinery rehabilitation projects. This resolution followed a special session and after reviewing numerous petitions and complaints from the general public over the matter. Chairman of the committee, Hon....
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Sights restored as over 2,000 benefit from NNPC/Shell Vision First outreach in Lagos community Shell eye sight

Sights restored as over 2,000 benefit from NNPC/Shell Vision First outreach in Lagos community

OLA MODUPE July 15, 2025
There have been testimonies of restored sights as more than 2,000 people accessed healthcare services in an outreach organised in Lagos as part of the Vision First initiative of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC) and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SNEPCo). “Now I can see...
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Senate grills NNPCL, demands CEO’s appearance over N210trn unaccounted for Senate

Senate grills NNPCL, demands CEO’s appearance over N210trn unaccounted for

Offor Callistus July 10, 2025
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Senate has clarified that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has yet to account for N210 trillion in financial infractions raised against it in the 2017-2023 audit report. Contrary to media reports that the money had been stolen, Senator Aliyu Wadada, Chairman of the...
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Thousands benefit from NNPC/Shell’s vision First Health outreach in Lagos Health outreach by NNPC/Shell holds in Lagos as thousands benefit from Vision First initiative

Thousands benefit from NNPC/Shell’s vision First Health outreach in Lagos

Offor Callistus July 9, 2025
By OLA MODUPE , Lagos- Fourth edition of Vision First, the flagship health programme of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) began in Mushin Local Council Development Area of Lagos State July 7, allowing people to receive eye and cardiovascular...
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Mele Kyari’s removal as NNPC boss long overdue – ADP Chairman Former NNPCL MD, Mele Kyari

Mele Kyari’s removal as NNPC boss long overdue – ADP Chairman

Offor Callistus June 29, 2025
The National Chairman of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), Alhaji Yabagi Sani, has described the removal of Mele Kyari as the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) by President Bola Tinubu as long overdue. Sani, a former staff member of the Nigeria National Petroleum...
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Alleged $7.2bn fraud: EFCC did not arrest me, I voluntarily appeared for questioning – Ex-NNPCL CFO Former Chief Finance Officer (CFO) of Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Umar Isa,

Alleged $7.2bn fraud: EFCC did not arrest me, I voluntarily appeared for questioning – Ex-NNPCL CFO

Offor Callistus June 26, 2025
BY EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Former Chief Finance Officer (CFO) of Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Umar Isa, has denied reports of his arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged $7.2 billion fraud. In a statement.on Wednesday, Isa said: “Nobody arrested me for any $7.2...
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Atiku’s vision vindicated: Privatizing NNPC to end corruption in Nigeria’s oil sector 2023 Presidential candidate of the PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar

Atiku’s vision vindicated: Privatizing NNPC to end corruption in Nigeria’s oil sector

Offor Callistus June 19, 2025
By ABDULAZIZ NA’IBI ABUBAKAR The Nigerian Senate’s recent revelation of a staggering ₦210 trillion discrepancy in the audited financial statements of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) from 2017 to 2023 has once again thrust the nation’s oil sector into the spotlight of scrutiny. This alarming figure, uncovered...
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NNPC Ltd, Dangote strengthen partnership, reaffirm commitment to energy security Group CEO of NNPC Ltd., Mr Bashir Ojulari receives the President/Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Mr Aliko Dangote during a visit by the latter to the NNPC Towers.

NNPC Ltd, Dangote strengthen partnership, reaffirm commitment to energy security

Offor Callistus May 9, 2025
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) and Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals have pledged to deepen collaboration on Nigeria’s energy security. The aim according to them is to also advance shared prosperity for Nigerians. The commitment was made during a courtesy visit by the President/Chief Executive of...
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