Timipre Sylva, the Minister of State for Petroleum, has withdrawn from the presidential race in the All Progressives Congress (APC) and returned to work. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) who monitored development at the ministry in Abuja on Monday reports that Sylva said he withdrew his ambition having considered the enormous […]
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Atleast 9 members of President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet have resigned their appointment as ministers over their political ambition, leaving the President on the lookout for other qualified Nigerians to fill up the vacuum created by their exit. The cabinet members who resigned their appointment include the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, […]
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Nigeria’s House of Representatives on Thursday accused the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipreye Silvia and the Group Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari of sabotaging refineries investigation. The Chairman of the House adhoc committee investigating rehabilitation of the refineries, Ganiyu Johnson, accused Kyari and the minister of frustrating […]
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Nigeria’s Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva has cautioned those seeking war in Nigeria. Sylva urged citizens to offer support for the success of the President Muhammadu Buhari led-administration. The former Bayelsa governor made the call on Saturday in Abuja in his Easter message. Sylva acknowledged the challenges in the country, noting that violence […]
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Nigeria’s Federal Government lee by President Muhammadu Buhari, has said it is determined to stop the economic devastation occasioned by the activities of illegal refiners, pipeline vandalism and crude oil theft in the country. The Minister of State Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, stated this on Wednesday at Bonny Island, Rivers, while addressing officers of […]
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Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, has said President Muhammadu Buhari is concerned about the rising cost of cooking gas, saying he is taking measures to ensure the prices come down for the yuletide season. Sylva made this known to State House correspondents on Tuesday after he, alongside Gbenga Komolafe, Chief Executive Officer […]
Continue ReadingAn erstwhile governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, has denied media reports claiming that he has retrieved 48 houses seized by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a statement on Monday in Yenagoa by his media adviser, Mr. Doifie Buokoribo, Sylva described the report as strange, speculative and malicious. He said neither he […]
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