The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has announced the death of a former Group Managing Director (GMD) and Acting Alternate Chairman of the Board of the defunct Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Thomas Maurice Asuquo John, at…
What and who are shaping Nigeria’s 2023 polls? — Magnus Onyibe
As 2023 polls advances into its last ninety (90) days stretch before the 25 February and March 11 D-Day, issues around corruption and the like which had defined the last general elections, particularly in 2011 and 2019, are not occupying…
OPEC Secretary-General, Barkindo, is dead
The Secretary-General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Muhammad Barkindo, is dead. Barkindo died late Tuesday. The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mele Kyari, announced Barkindo’s death in a tweet posted to his verified Twitter…
When will the bad roads in Ogun State be fixed? – Ehi Braimah
Most of the roads in Nigeria are really in bad shape, it doesn’t matter whether they’re “federal” or “state” roads. So let it be known that bad roads are not peculiar to Ogun State alone. My aim is that all…
*Ikoyi building collapse: Sanwo-Olu suspends Lagos building agency boss (Punch)*NNPC allays fear over fuel scarcity (Vanguard)
Ikoyi building collapse: Sanwo-Olu suspends Lagos building agency boss (Punch) Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered the suspension of the General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency, Mr. Gbolahan Oki, The governor also said the government will…
Marketers, others react as NNPC predicts subsidy to hit N3trn in one year
Marketers and experts have reacted as it becomes obvious that the nation’s petrol subsidy will hit N3 trillion yearly, based on current market realities. Speaking during the panel session at the ongoing 15th OTL Africa Downstream Week in Lagos yesterday,…
*Suspected internet fraudster Taofiq Adebayo docked, remanded in prison (PM News)*#EndSARS: Lekki residents donate office block to police station (Vanguard)
Suspected internet fraudster Taofiq Adebayo docked, remanded in prison (PM News) The Lagos Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday arraigned a suspected internet fraudster, Taofiq Adebayo, before Justice Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting…
NNPC urges petroleum tanker drivers to shelve planned strike
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Sunday in Abuja called on petroleum tanker drivers to call off its planned strike in the interest and welfare of Nigerians. “The strike is about the condition of roads in various parts of…
Is President Buhari turning the page for a more inclusive government? – Magnus Onyibe
The balance in the ethnicity of Nigerians recently appointed as members of the boards of both the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by President Muhammadu Buhari underscores the fact that after all, building…
NNPC announces profit for the first time in 44 years
In fulfillment of an earlier pledge by the federal government to publicly announce the financial position of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed a Net Profit, first time in the 44-year history of the establishment. According…