This year’s Nigerian Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition (NOG 20) came to a close yesterday at the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja, with the NNPC hosting a Gala Dinner to draw the curtains over an eventful week for Nigeria’s Oil & Gas Industry. At the occasion, the Annual NOG Awards Ceremony also took place amidst pomp, pageantry and style.
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The Editorial Board and Management of Swift Reporters has felicitated with the 19th Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC),Mallam Mele Kyari on his second year in office. In a statement on Thursday, 8th July, 2021 signed by the Publisher of Swift Reporters, Adewole Kehinde, he commended Mallam Mele Kyari for his Transparency and Accountability. It will […]
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By Adewole Kehinde Transparency is all about letting in and embracing new ideas, new technology and new approaches. No individual, entity or agency, no matter how smart, how old, or how experienced, can afford to stop learning. Gina McCarthy No executive in the world would turn down operational excellence if you handed it to them on a platter even if […]
Read moreOn July 8, 2019, Mallam Mele Kyari was officially inaugurated as the 19th Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), his appointment having been announced much earlier in June. In his inaugural address, as is usually the case in such speeches, he clearly indicated the direction his management intended to steer the Corporation. Two years down the […]
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has reiterated its commitment to ensuring effective stewardship of the nation’s hydrocarbon resources to guarantee energy security and drive wealth creation in Nigeria. The Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari, made this assertion while delivering the keynote address at the 2021 Nigeria Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition (NOG 2021) on Tuesday […]
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Finance and energy experts have said there are options that might enable Africa to finance oil and gas projects despite campaign against fossil fuels. The experts also emphasized the need to focus on cleaner, harmonised fuel specifications as well as environment, social and governance (ESG) considerations to reduce the looming public health and environmental impacts on Africa’s citizens while boosting […]
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Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has warned that the definition of a host community in the just passed Petroleum Industry Bill by the National Assembly was a time bomb if not properly addressed. He also restated the position of governors of the southern states that it was an injustice to allot three per cent of oil revenue for the […]
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By Adewole Kehinde The Federal Government spends N60 billion annually in repairs and maintenance of vandalised pipelines was the major headline of all the Dailies on Tuesday, 6th July, 2021. There are concerns over the activities of criminals, who continue to break pipelines to siphon crude oil and petroleum products, despite a clampdown by security agencies. On Monday, a town […]
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Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) lost a whopping N5.973 billion between January and May 2021 as a result of the activities of vandals, the Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mele Kyari, has said. Kyari, who gave the hint in his presentation at the town hall meeting on protecting oil and gas infrastructure in Abuja on Monday, said the Corporation’s pipeline […]
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By Adewole Kehinde The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari will surely be remembered for his ability in resolving long-standing disputes and responding proactively to emerging global trends in the oil and gas sector. First, it was his intervention that led to the reopening of the Oil Mining Lease (OML) 25 flow station […]
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