Following the overhaul of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to enhance operational efficiency, restore investor confidence, and make the company more commercially viable, a new Group Managing Director has been appointed for the national petroleum conglomerate. He is Engr Bashir Bayo Ojulari. A seasoned engineer with expertise in petroleum, process, and production engineering, with over three decades experience
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The management and staff of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) have welcomed the appointment of a new Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), Bayo Ojulari, and a new Board of Directors by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Olufemi Soneye, the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPC Ltd., expressed the company’s appreciation for the
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A coalition of 29 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from 13 countries has called on Armenia to coordinate its mining activities with Azerbaijan, citing severe environmental damage to transboundary rivers in the South Caucasus region. The appeal, addressed to the Secretariat of the Espoo Convention and the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), was made public on Wednesday. The coalition, led by the
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President Bola Tinubu has appointed Bashir Ojulari as the new Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement on Wednesday April 2, 2025 said the appoitnment is with immediate effect. Below are things you should know about the new
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President Bola Tinubu has dismissed the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, alongside Board Chairman Pius Akinyelure and other board members. In a statement issued on Wednesday, April 2, by Presidential Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu announced a complete overhaul of the 11-member NNPCL board, replacing all officials
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The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has announced a review of divestments involving 26 oil blocks worth $6.03 billion by five International Oil Companies (IOCs), amid lingering environmental concerns raised by host communities and other unresolved issues. The Executive Director, NEITI, Ogbonnaya Orji, said this during the agency’s first quarter media briefing in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The transactions
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced plans to cut its budget by 21 percent, following the United States’ decision to withdraw its funding. The global health body will face an income shortfall of nearly $600 million in 2025, forcing it to scale down its operations and workforce. In an internal email obtained by AFP on Saturday, WHO Director-General Tedros
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Nigeria is at a critical crossroads, one that challenges not just the nation’s political integrity but its very identity. This crisis is not marked by war or famine, but by a deep and troubling internal issue that questions the fairness of the judicial system and the moral foundation of the country. At the heart of this is the unjust persecution
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The UN humanitarian agencies have said that no fewer than 60 million people in the Horn of Africa were in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) incident manager
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A new report from the UN Climate Change shows that countries are bending the curve of global greenhouse gas emissions downward but underlines that these efforts remain insufficient to limit global temperature
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