Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri has said the twin problem of petrol smuggling and vandalism is caused by the products subsidy and corroded pipelines. Lokpobiri made this known at the just-concluded Energy and Labour Summit 2024 organised by Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria in Abuja. According to […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Minister of state for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, has disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari is yet to allocate oil bloc, but when he eventually starts allocating, south-south skilled indigenes will have their share. Speaking at a town hall meeting in Uyo, capital of Akwa-Ibom state, organised by the ministry of information and culture, the minister […]
Continue ReadingThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has seized a mansion worth N3.58bn ($18m at the official exchange rate of N199 to a dollar) allegedly belonging to the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, in the Asokoro area of Abuja.The acting Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, said this during an interview with Al-Jazeera. […]
Continue ReadingJust few days after Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, made a comment that did not go down well with Nigerians in face of the hardship occassioned by inadequate supply of fuel, the minister has made a dramatic u-turn on Tuesday. He said that the long queues in the country’s petrol stations […]
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