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Governor Douye Diri, was awarded the coveted Vanguard Newspapers Personality of the Year Awards held at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island in Lagos on Friday night. He was honoured with the Good Governance Award at the 13th edition of the event in recognition of his administration’s outstanding achievements in the last five years. Speaking to journalists shortly after receiving the award, Governor Diri dedicated it to people of […]

Hon. Alfred Kemepado, Commissioner for Youth Development in Bayelsa State, has stressed the need to obey a court order restraining the New Associates group from holding a planned rally in honor of Chief Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT and others in the state. Speaking during an appearance on Let’s Talk Nigeria, Golden 97.5 FM’s morning program on Monday, 7th April, 2025, Hon. Kemepado noted that […]

Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Oil, has strongly condemned the recent attack on the 18-inch Tebidaba-Brass Pipeline in Opuama Clan, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, Bayelsa State. Speaking with newsmen during an on-site inspection of the vandalized pipeline over the weekend, Senator Lokpobiri vowed that the federal government would do everything possible to apprehend all those involved in the sabotage. He emphasized the economic and environmental […]

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri Ph.D, has extended his heartfelt congratulations to Mr. Ahmadu Musa Kida on his appointment as the Board Chairman of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) and other members of the newly constituted NNPCL board. Describing their appointments as well-deserved, the Minister commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, for […]

The Federal Government has called on International Oil Companies, IOCs operating in Nigeria to ramp up investments in the country’s oil and gas sector, emphasizing that the administration of President Bola Tinubu has provided every necessary incentive to ensure seamless and profitable operations. Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Oil, made this statement at the Cross Industry Group, CIG meeting held in Florence, Italy, organized by […]

President Bola Tinubu has dissolved the board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), removing Chief Pius Akinyelure, its chairman, Mallam Mele Kyari, the Group CEO along with other board members. He immediately appointed Mr. Ahmadu Musa Kida as the new chairman and Engineer Bashir Bayo Ojulari as the Group CEO. The newly reconstituted 11-member board includes representatives from Nigeria’s geopolitical zones and key government ministries. The appointments take […]