By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Nigerian Mining & Geosciences Society (NMGS) has conferred its Distinguished Ambassador Award on the GCEO, NNPC Ltd., Mr. Mele Kyari. Kyari, a Fellow of the Society, received the award during a Dinner/Awards Night held by the Society to mark the end of its 60th...
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By JOY ADARA, Abuja – In a significant stride towards supporting Nigeria’s commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20% unconditionally and 47% conditionally, as stipulated in the Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement, the NNPC Ltd and First Exploration & Petroleum Development Company Limited (First E&P) Joint...
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has warned that it will deny export permits for crude oil cargoes intended for domestic refining, if oil companies do not fulfill their domestic crude obligations. The Commission Chief Executive (CCE), Mr Gbenga Komolafe, insisted that any changes to cargoes designated for...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, fixed Feb 5 to hear the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL)’s preliminary objection against a suit filed by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE over oil import licence dispute. Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date after counsel to Dangote Refinery,...
The Bukuma community in Rivers has decried the alleged refusal of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporations Limited’s (NNPCL) to implement a 2021 court judgement on cluster issue. The Paramount Ruler of Bukuma, King Precious Elekima, made this known during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port...
President Bola Tinubu and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday, held a closed-door meeting with a delegation of Ogoni leaders led by Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State. Also present at the meeting was the Chief of staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila;...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has said the fire incident at its Buguma Wellhead 008, operated by its subsidiary, NNPC Eighteen Operating Ltd (NEOL), was directly caused by the activities of pipeline vandals attempting to compromise the Christmas Tree and steal...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has urged members of the public to discountenance purported recruitment announcement for the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) circulating in certain online platforms. The Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd, Olufemi O. Soneye, stated this in...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja– The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited has commenced its computer-based aptitude test for recruitment, with exams taking place today at various centers across the country. The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), Mr. Mele Kyari, visited the Ansar-Ud-Deen Society Centenary Resource Centre in Maitama, Abuja,...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Arewa Youths Initiative for Energy Reforms (AYIFER), has urged Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) to do everything possible to bring Kaduna Refinery back into operation. National Coordinator of the group, Mr Bashir Al’Amin, stated this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has responded to a video clip by Timothy Mgbere, a self-described “community person,” who claimed that the recent restreaming of the Port Harcourt Refinery and truck-out of petrol were false. NNPC Ltd. stated that they would...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has extended his heartfelt congratulations to the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) on the successful revitalization of the Port Harcourt refinery, marked by the official commencement of petroleum product loading on November 26, 2024. The President’s congratulatory message is contained in...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd. has fulfilled its pledge of re-streaming the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC), signaling the commencement of crude oil processing from the plant and delivery of petroleum products into the market. On Tuesday, trucks began loading petroleum products...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- NNPC Limited has announced strategic leadership appointments to strengthen corporate governance, improve operational efficiency, and ensure long-term success in Nigeria’s energy sector. The appointments include: Adedapo A. Segun as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Isiyaku Abdullahi as Executive Vice President (EVP) of Downstream, and Udobong Ntia...
The NNPC Gas Marketing Limited (NGML), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPC Ltd.), has executed a Gas Sale and Purchase Agreement (GSPA) with Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE. Under the agreement, the NNPC Gas Marketing Limited will supply 100 Cubic Feet Per Day (MMSCF/D)...
By MBAFAN ADE – The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC JV) – Operator of the NNPC Limited, SPDC, TotalEnergies and Nigerian Agip Oil Company Joint Venture– has, announced the donation of US$1 million to support efforts to provide relief to over half a million people displaced...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) is confident that it can increase crude oil production from 1.7 million barrels per day to 3 million, says Chief Corporate Communications Officer Olufemi Soneye. Speaking in Abuja on Saturday, at a Stakeholders Engagement Session with National Assembly journalists, Soneye emphasised that...
A former Presidential spokesperson, Dr Doyin Okupe, on Tuesday said he was not in agreement with Alhaji Aliko Dangote’s call for complete removal of subsidy. Okupe expressed the position in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in Lagos. NAN reports that Dangote, owner of the 650,000 barrels...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has released estimated prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as Petrol (obtained from the Dangote Refinery) in its retail stations across the country. This is contained in a statement issued by the Chief Corporate Communications...
By OLA MODUPE , Lagos – Dangote Refinery has debunked report of selling petrol to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) at N898 per litre. A spokesman for the refinery, Anthony Chiejina in a statement late Sunday described the claim by the NNPCL as “misleading and mischievous”. He...