Mele Kyari
12 Dec
The conflicting information and subsequent confusion over the status of the Port Harcourt Refinery portend no good omen for Nigeria or her yearning for foreign investment.
9 Dec
Oando, during its recent meeting with its Joint Venture (JV) partners, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), expressed optimism in fostering partnerships that aid the realisation of the country’s energy goals.
1 Dec
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been called upon to sanction the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Nigerian National Petroleum
29 Nov
Mele Kyari has pulled it through after all! One of the public refineries has roared back to life after all. The Port Harcourt is fixed and about 200 tankers have rumbled through the forests and through the highways
28 Nov
In the ever-complex world of oil and gas, where challenges seem to multiply faster than solutions, a determined visionary is indispensable. For the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), that visionary is Mele Kolo Kyari. Appointed as the 19th Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation in July 2019, Kyari has risen…
23 Nov
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has pledged to work closely with stakeholders in the sports sector to develop and commercialise the game of football in Nigeria.
22 Nov
Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) is scouting private financiers to overhaul dormant 5,120 kilometres of pipeline network, insisting, yesterday, in Abuja, that the nation’s refineries, being repaired for about $2.9 billion are on the verge of taking off.
15 Nov
The Yoruba Youth Council (YYC) has passed a vote of confidence on the leadership of Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, for the company's achievements in the oil sector.
14 Nov
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited said on Thursday that oil production has been increased to 1.8 million barrels per
12 Nov
The Group Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has said the company has stopped importing refined petroleum products. Speaking at the 42nd Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) annual international conference and exhibition in Lagos, on Monday, Kyari said the company now gets petroleum products from Dangote Refinery Limited. The…
6 Nov
A coalition of three groups has urged President Bola Tinubu to ignore calls for the dismissal of the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari. Describing the allegations as unfounded and baseless, the groups claimed that they were orchestrated by corrupt oil thieves who are threatened by his…
12 Oct
Transparency Accountability for Development Initiatives (TADI) has called for the sack of the Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) over the indiscriminate increase in the pump price of fuel. They said the fuel price hike was without due consultation and adequate measures to curtail the hardship it may cause for the…
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