The National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno (rtd.) has revealed that 83 oil tankers involved in crude oil theft have been arrested, while over three million barrels of theft of crude oil has been prevented, and 11 million litres of petrol and diesel recovered. At a stakeholders’ conference on oil theft and losses held in the Federal Capital Territory, …

Approximately 40 percent of the volumes credited to crude losses in the Nigerian petroleum industry are actually attributable to measurement inaccuracies and not theft as often reported, according to the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Engr. Gbenga Komolafe. At the Petroleum Club Quarterly Dinner over the weekend, Komolafe said that the revelation followed a forensic audit …

Nigeria’s oil production has increased to 1.6 million barrels per day, the highest level in months, according to NNPC Limited (NNPCL). NNPCL’s announced this At the company’s final cut over event on Friday, Group Chief Executive Officer, Mallam Mele Kyari was excited while announcing that Nigeria is now on track to hit an oil production level of 1.8 million barrels per …

Residents of Idjerhe Kingdom, an oil-bearing community in Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State, have called on the newly-constituted Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to revisit all the abandoned projects sponsored by the commission in the community without further delay. The community maintained that it could only pass vote of confidence in the new Board …

The Federal Government has accused the rising cost of petrol on the rush by petroleum marketers to make illicit profits from the hardship of Nigerians. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, who stated this to State House Correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, also lamented the hardship the situation had …

NNPC Limited has announced that the country requires N4.27 trillion to subsidise fuel in order to alleviate the ongoing nationwide shortage. Its Group CEO, Mallam Mele Kyari said, in a recent interview on Channels TV‘s The 2023 Verdict that the NNPC sells fuel to oil marketing companies at N113 per litre with the goal of setting a market price of …

The anti-fuel/Naira scarcity protest in Ibadan turned bloody on its second day (Saturday) after one person was shot dead by security personnel. Some hoodlums, according to the police in Ibadan, had attacked the security personnel while on patrol around Apata junction market. Long queues at Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) persisted across the country as people raced against time to dispose …

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun on Saturday announced the suspension of his political campaign until further notice. In Kwara State, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq called for more supply of the new Naira notes to the citizens to ease things for the masses and stabilise the currency swap policy. In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Kunle Somorin, the …

Two hundred and seventy filling stations have been shut down for their involvement in diverse infractions such as hoarding, and selling Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) above-approved price, according to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). This is as the Federal Government announced the deployment of operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on tankers transporting petrol …

NNPC Limited on Tuesday officially took over Oil Mining Lease (OML) 123/124 and 126/137, operated by Addax Petroleum Development (Nigeria) Limited after concluding all transaction obligations. The deal ends a 24-year production-sharing contract arrangement between both parties. In a statement by its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Garba Deen Muhammad in Abuja, NNPCL said the transfer was achieved three months after …