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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 […]

Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, has made a strong case for the media profession to purge itself of quackery to reclaim its lost glory and rightful place in society as the fourth estate of the realm. Senator Ewhrudjakpo made the remark at the weekend when he granted audience to the state council of Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ at his office in Government House, Yenagoa. Recalling […]