By Olatunde Dodondawa …Project Will Generate 6,000 Jobs, Says Kyari The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his giant strides in the Niger Delta which is making a huge impact on the people of the area. The Minister […]
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Sylva tasks African oil-producing countries on local content development, utilization
By Basssey Williams, Reporting From Yenagoa. The Minister of State Petroleum Resources, HMSPR, Chief Timipre Sylva, has tasked African-oil producing countries under the African Petroleum Producers Organisation, APPO, on the need to develop their local content legislations so as to optimally maximize the benefits of the oil and gas sector. […]
House of Reps Hails NNPC’s Strides in Transparency
…As Kyari Defends NNPC 2021 Budget at NASS The House of Representatives Joint Committees on Petroleum (Upstream, Downstream and Gas) have applauded the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for breaking new grounds in its commitment to transparency and accountability. Chairman of the Joint Committees, Hon. Musa Sarki Adar, gave the […]
Senate Lauds NNPC on Gas Projects, Financial Audit Report
The Senate Committee on Gas has commended the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on the various gas development projects it has undertaken, especially the Ajaokuta- Kaduna- Kano (AKK) gas pipeline project. Speaking during the 2021 Budget Defence and Performance Appraisal meeting with officials of the Corporation which held at the […]
NNPC announces new top-level appointments, redeployments
Olatunde Dodondawa The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced new appointments and redeployments as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen and reposition NNPC for greater efficiency, transparency and profitability in line with the Next Level Agenda of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Mr. Adokiye Tombomieye, the Group General Manager, […]
NLC warns against fuel subsidy removal
By Olatunde Dodondawa There is an indication that the Nigerian Labour Congress may be against fuel subsidy removal as it warns the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) not to remove price cap on premium motor spirit (PMS) otherwise called petrol until domestic refining capacity improves. In a letter signed […]