A former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has debunked widespread rumours alleging that he is in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He described the reports as ‘clear mischief’ and a ‘calculated attempt’ to discredit him. In a late-night Saturday statement posted on his X handle, Kyari …

The Yoruba Youth Council (YYC) said there attention has been drawn to the call by a group led by one Comrade Kabir Matazu, calling for the probe and prosecution of the immediate past Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), ex-Group Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Mele Kyari. The group, which styled itself as the Concerned Citizens Against Corruption, had on Tuesday …

A group of protesters on Tuesday stormed the office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) to demand the prosecution of former Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari. The group under the banner of Concerned Citizens Against Corruption, also asked the AGF to conduct a thorough investigation …

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited (NNPCL), Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari, on his 60th birthday, which comes up on Wednesday. The President commended Kyari’s diligence in transforming NNPCL into a profitable organisation. He recalled that, despite cynicism in some quarters, the NNPCL, under Kyari’s leadership, has recorded notable achievements, including the resuscitation of …

NNPC Limited (NNPCL) has said that the new Port Harcourt refinery is over 90 per cent completed. The Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC), operates two refineries; the old plant with a capacity of 60,000 barrels per stream day (bpsd) and a new facility with 150,000 bpsd, bringing the refinery’s combined crude processing capacity to 210,000 bpsd. Receiving leaders of the …

President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, commiserated with the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, over the death of his daughter, Fatima. President Tinubu conveyed his condolences in a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. Kyari’s daughter, Fatima, died on Friday after a protracted illness. She was 25. …

The Minister of Finance and the coordinating of the Economy, Wale Edun, has initiated a high-level stakeholder meeting to implement President Bola Tinubu’s directive for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) to sell crude oil to local refineries in Naira. The meeting involving the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, Group Chief Executive Officer of …

Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of NNPC Limited, Mallam Mele Kyari has been honoured with the Energy Times’ GCEO of the Year Award in recognition of his commitment to accountability, transparency, and performance excellence. The company’s Chief Corporate Communications, Mr. Olufemi Soneye received the award on behalf of the NNPC boss, in a ceremony held at the Eko Hotel & …

In an article I wrote some months ago titled, ‘Opportunists, Scavengers and the Attacks on Mele Kyari’, I drew attention to a coordinated attack on the Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPCL Limited, Malam Mele Kyari. At the time, an anti-Kyari campaign had been initiated in the media by certain individuals whose aim was to get the helmsman relieved of …

The Group  Chief Executive Office of NNPC Limited, Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari will on Wednesday 17th January deliver the Faculty Lecture of the Faculty of Science of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State. The session is scheduled to commence at 10 am at the Oduduwa Hall of the institution. Kyari will speak on ‘Energy Security, Sustainability and Profitability in …