Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria Limited has debunked reports that the bank is closing its branches in Nigeria. The House of Representatives Ad Hoc committee on the assets and liabilities of the NNPC Limited had reportedly stated that “Standard Chartered Bank is closing all its Nigerian branches and the nation has so much to worry about, considering the huge funds warehoused …

NNPC Limited has released a new ex-depot price of N479.50 per litre of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) petrol to the marketers. Marketers are believed not to be against the subsidy removal but are worried that the NNPCL is giving them the product paid for at the old rate since eight months ago for the new rates. They are said to …

The Group Managing Director of NNPC Limited, Malam Mele Kyari has revealed that the administration of President Bola Tinubu has concluded an arrangement to have one of the four refineries repaired and operating at an optimal level before the end of the year. Kyari made the revelation when he visited the party secretariat for a meeting with the National Chairman …

Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited, Malam Mele Kyari has said that contrary to speculations, the Muhammadu Buhari administration did not make provisions for petroleum subsidy in the 2023 budget. At a meeting with the Senator Abdullahi Adamu-led APC National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress, held at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja earlier today, Kyari said: “There …

The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited, Malam Mele Kyari has given assurances that competition among major players in the oil sector would force down the price of petrol in spite of the upward trends that have caused panic in the country. Yesterday, fuel price skyrocketed from N195 per litre (officially) to between N488 and N557 per litre, depending …

NNPC Limited on Thursday announced the renewal of the Oil Mining Lease (OML) 130 production sharing contract, and the conversion of the acreage to a Petroleum Mining Lease (PML) in accordance with the provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act 2021. At a ceremony presided over by the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Ambassador Gabriel Aduda, inside …

Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, a private security outfit engaged by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Limited) has intercepted an illegal Crude Oil Barge and arrested six suspected crude thieves in Warri, Delta State. The NNPC Limited’s security contractor and the Nigerian security operatives on Saturday also set ablaze the 1,000 metric tonnes capacity barge used in conveying …

A Non-Governmental Organisation, Justice Now Coalition has called on the Federal Government to obey the court judgement on the case of wrongful removal of Senator Ifeanyi Araraume as non-executive Chairman of the board of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). In a statement by its National Coordinator, Tony Erha, the group said compliance with the court order would impress …

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday restored Senator Ifeanyi Godwin Ararume as non-Executive Chairman of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). The court voided the sack of the businessman and set aside his removal effected on 17th January 2023 by President Muhammadu Buhari on the ground that the action of the President was “arbitrary, unlawful and illegal”. …

The appointments of Malam Mele Kyari and Mr Umar Ajiya to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) have nothing to do with their careers in the old NNPC, according to the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPC Limited, Mr Garbadeen Muhammad. In a statement on Wednesday night, Muhammad said before their new appointments, Kyari and Ajiya were Group …