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Mele Kyari

Reps summon NNPC GMD over alleged award of coastal shipping contract to foreigner

Femi Ogunshola Oct 7, 2021 0

The House of Representatives has summoned the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, over alleged award of a coastal shipping contract to a foreign company.Rep. Legor Idagbor, the…

Oil and Gas

“It’s victory for Nigeria” – NNPC joyous as Appeal Court affirms…

Edith Ike-Eboh Aug 20, 2021 0

The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has hailed the recent Appeal Court judgment affirming its operatorship of the Oil Mining License 11 (OML 11), describing it as a huge victory for Nigeria.The Corporation gave the…

Oil and Gas

Fix Refineries, Allow Market Forces Determine Petrol Price – NLC Urges Govt

Paul Mbagwu Aug 18, 2021 0

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has advised the Federal Government to allow market forces to determine the pump price of petroleum products.It said the government must make the country’s refineries work before it can deregulate the…

Oil and Gas

NNPC Will Cease To Exist Within Six Months – GMD Mele Kyari

Paul Mbagwu Aug 17, 2021 0

Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, on Monday disclosed that the oil corporation will cease to exist within the next six months.Kyari said the signed bill, now known as the Petroleum…

Economy

Why NNPC’s Borrowing To Acquire 20% Equity In Dangote Refinery – Mele Kyari

Paul Mbagwu Jun 30, 2021 0

The Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Mele Kyari, on Tuesday, said it is purchasing a stake in Dangote oil refinery because it is a gigantic project which a resource-dependent nation like Nigeria should…

Business

$100m Lost as NNPC Gives Bunkering Service to Foreigners – SOAN

Paul Mbagwu May 12, 2021 0

Shipowners Association of Nigeria (SOAN) said that the nation has lost $100 million to capital flight as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) recently contracted coastal and bunkering vessel services to a foreign shipping…

Features

We can’t bear N120bn monthly fuel subsidy, Nigerians will have to pay N234 per litre – NNPC

John Ogunsemore Mar 25, 2021 0

The Group Managing Director of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation NNPC, Mele Kyari, says the corporation can no longer bear the over N120 billion monthly subsidy for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS).Kyari stated this during the weekly…

Oil and Gas

NNPC accused of abandoning thousands of applicants

John Ogunsemore Dec 18, 2020 0

Thousands of experienced cadre applicants have accused the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) of abandoning them after commencing the process for their recruitment, fuelling concerns that advertised positions have been secretly…

Opinion

The Essential Buhari: NNPC GMD Mele Kyari’s Testimony – By Femi Adesina

John Ogunsemore Nov 27, 2020 0

On Friday last week, Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari, Group Managing Director of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), held an engagement with energy editors across diverse media platforms. Yours truly was invited.I currently serve as…

Features

NNPC lost N43bn to pipeline vandals in 6 months – GMD tells Reps

John Ogunsemore Nov 26, 2020 0

The Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr. Mele Kyari, says the corporation deliberately shut down the nation's refineries because they no longer make sense to be operated.The GMD disclosed this…

Features

Buhari is the only president not to ask NNPC for favours – Kyari

Edith Ike-Eboh Nov 21, 2020 0

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Malam Mele Kyari, said that President Muhammadu Buhari never interfered in the operations of the Corporation.Kyari disclosed this at a media interactive…

Oil and Gas

How Cabals were pocketing Subsidy Payment – Mele Kyari

Adefemola Akintade Sep 22, 2020 0

Mele Kyari, General Managing Director of NNPC has made some shocking revelations regarding the exploitation of fuel subsidy payments by unnamed members of a cabal.Kyari who made these revelations in an explosive interview with Kaduna…

Breaking

JUST IN: NNPC Loses Immediate-Past GMD Maikanti Baru

John Ogunsemore May 30, 2020 0

Few months after leaving office as Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Maikanti Baru is dead.He died on Friday at the age of 60.His successor and current GMD, Mele Kyari confirmed the news…

Oil and Gas

Why we’re stopping running of refineries – NNPC

John Ogunsemore Apr 9, 2020 0

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has vowed to hands-off the running of the nation's refineries after their rehabilitation.Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari disclosed this as a special guest on a TV…

Oil and Gas

NNPC scraps oil subsidy payment

John Ogunsemore Apr 6, 2020 0

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says that the era of petroleum subsidy payment has gone forever.In a Monday statement issued in Abuja, Group Public Relations Officer of the corporation, Dr. Kennie Obateru, quoted the…

Government

It’s a big shame Nigeria is net importer of petroleum products – NNPC boss

Yunus Yusuf Aug 5, 2019 0

Malam Mele Kyari, the Group Managing Director of NNPC, says it is a shame that Nigeria remained a net importer of petroleum products.Kyari said this at the opening of the 2019 annual conference and exhibition organised by the Society…

Business

NNPC to strengthen trade relations with Turkey

Edith Ike-Eboh Aug 2, 2019 0

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has expressed its desire to extend Nigeria’s trade relations with Turkey beyond crude oil.The Group Managing Director of NNPC, Malam Mele Kyari, disclosed this When the Ambassador of…

Politics

“I’ve known Abba Kyari for 40 years, new NNPC GMD is not his family member”…

John Ogunsemore Jun 20, 2019 0

Former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has said that newly-appointed Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari is not a relative of Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari.…