Mele Kyari
25 Apr 2024
A joint committee of the House of Representatives has summoned the Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, to appear before it on May 8 over a probe on environmental degradation caused by the activities of oil companies in oil-producing communities.
14 Apr 2024
Nigeria needs to leverages the 200 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) gas resource for sustainable development, energy security, and job creation, the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited
5 Apr 2024
Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu; Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari; Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki and his Nasarawa State counterpart, Abdullahi Sule
1 Apr 2024
Despite the militarisation of the Niger Delta region and the involvement of private security outfits in the past 18 months by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) to safeguard oil production and reduce crude theft...
31 Mar 2024
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has assured of its commitment to develop the right infrastructure along with upscaling domestic gas to drive prosperity for Nigeria.
22 Mar 2024
On May 29, 2023, the three toughest jobs in Nigeria were the job of President of Nigeria, the Governor of the Central Bank and the Group Managing Director of the NNPC. That same day, Muhammadu Buhari's presidency concluded, and Bola Tinubu took office. Barely a week after assuming office President Tinubu removed Godwin Emefiele as…
15 Mar 2024
The Port Harcourt refinery will begin delivery of refined petroleum products in two weeks, the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has declared.
14 Mar 2024
In the ongoing battle against the scourge of crude oil theft in Nigeria's Niger Delta region, civil rights advocacy group, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), has called on civil rights organizations and non-governmental entities to join forces in combating crude oil theft in Nigeria and throwing their weight behind Mele Kyari, the…
14 Mar 2024
The House of Representatives on Wednesday questioned the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) Mele Kyari over the failure to remit an unpaid amount of $278,184,937.72 from the transaction involving OML 24 in 2019.
3 Mar 2024
The Group Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), Mele Kyari, has assured that with the increasing spate of investment in the oil and gas sector, issues of energy scarcity in the country..
3 Mar 2024
A coalition of 50 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have faulted the Nigeria National Petroleum Limited, NNPCL over the acquisition of OVH Energy Marketing.
29 Feb 2024
At least over 50 per cent of what Nigeria earns from the sale of crude oil and gas is going into crude production. That translates to an average of $1.7 billion monthly for a country that is in economic mess.
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