Delta state Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has expressed deep sadness over the demise of the immediate past Group Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru. Baru died on Friday, at 60, after a brief illness. He hailed from Jama’are in Bauchi State. He was appointed 18th group managing director of NNPC […]
The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN), in conjunction with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has awarded scholarships to 21 female pupils of Misau, in Bauchi State. The award which was part of APWEN’s ‘Invent It, Build It’ event, which was targeted at igniting a passion for the engineering profession in young […]
The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN), in conjunction with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has awarded scholarships to 21 female pupils of Misau, in Bauchi State. The award which was part of APWEN’s ‘Invent It, Build It’ event, which was targeted at igniting a passion for the engineering profession in young […]
As part of the ongoing efforts to reposition the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the corporation’s Group Managing Dwwirector, Dr. Maikanti Baru, has signed performance agreements with his management team to ensure that all the Autonomous Business Units (ABUs) and Strategic Business Units (SBUs) of the state-owned company deliver on their mandates. Speaking at the […]
The Senate on Thursday gave the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) 14 days ultimatum within which to furnish it with details of the operation of $1.05billion fund created to augment shortfall in price of premium motor spirit (PMS) into the country. An Ad-Hoc Committee of the Senate set up to investigate the application of $3.5 […]
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru, has said that the speculations that oil has been found in commercial quantity in the Bida Basin should be discountenanced, stressing that the search for oil in the basin is still ongoing. Dr. Baru made this submission while delivering acceptance speech […]
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), and the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) have expressed readiness to ensure seamless reception of petroleum products into the various ports across the country. The commitment was made during the visit of the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hajia Hadiza Bala Usman, to the Group Managing Director of […]
As part of efforts to ramp power supply in the country, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and its Joint Venture Partner, Nigeria Agip Oil Company Limited (NAOC), have pledged their commitment to implement the Okpai Phase 2 Project to shore up the current power generation with 500 megawatts of power. In a press statement […]
The Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Cooperation (NNPC), Dr Maikanti Baru, has said that the girl-child possesses the ability to realise her full potentials in the study of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Baru, declared this weekend during the launch of Invent It, Build It Programme, a flagship project of the Association of Professional […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has posited that it is their desire to ensure the steady supply of all the petroleum products to every nook and cranny of Nigeria especially in the South East of the country if only the marketers will stop profiteering and devious men stop vandalising the pipelines. The Group […]
* Seek proactive measures to mitigate against air mishaps nationwide * Raise concern on complicity between airline operators, regulatory bodies * Stop NNPC’s $1.8bn expenditure on 4 refineries TAM The House of Representatives, on Thursday, endorsed a holistic probe of the nation’s aviation sector to ascertain the technical and operational status of all registered private […]
A senior lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) has said that Maikanti Baru, group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), and Ibe Kachikwu, minister of state for petroleum, deceived Nigerians by saying there was enough fuel to supply consumers. In a statement on Monday, Falana said despite the assurance given by the duo, […]
…Says Nigerians have lost confidence in him Piqued by the worsening scarcity of petrol across the country, a concerned group has demanded the sacking of the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru. The group, a civil rights organisation, Stand Up for Nigeria Coalition (SUN-CO), on Monday said it […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has disclaimed the allegation that its Group Managing Director, Dr. Maikanti Baru, had stated in any forum that the Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, “directed the corporation to keep the sum of N50billion away from the Treasury Single Account (TSA).” In a press statement signed […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has debunked the allegation that its Group Managing Director, Dr. Maikanti Baru, had ever stated in any fora that the Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, “directed the Corporation to keep the sum of N50billion away from the Treasury Single Account (TSA).” In a press statement […]
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru, has advocated zero tolerance for corruption in all the arms of the corporation. In a press statement, Baruon stated this though a mail-broadcast message sent to the staff of the corporation by the NNPC Anti-Corruption Committee, as part of the activities […]
Maikanti Baru, the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has cut short his trip to London as long queues returned to filling stations in the country. The NNPC boss was scheduled to receive the Forbes Oil and Gas Man of the Year Award 2017, on Tuesday. However, NNPC’s spokesperson, Ndu Ughamadu, […]
Svetlana Alliluyeva, the youngest child and only daughter of ruthless Soviet dictator, Joseph Stalin once famously said that “the one good thing about not seeing you is that I can write you letters.” In whatever form or name it comes, whether letter, memo or missive, the act of writing letters to those in authority appears […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has commenced exploration activities in the Benue Trough. The Group Managing Director of the Corporation, Mr. Maikanti Baru, announced this development during a visit to the Governor of Nasarawa State, Mr. Umaru Tanko Almakura in Lafia. Baru said the visit was in fulfilment of the Presidential mandate which directed […]
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Dr Mainkanti Baru, has claimed that the minister of state for petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, lied about not being involved in the contracting process. “Furthermore, contrary to the assertion of Dr. Kachikwu that he was never involved in the 2017/2018 contracting process for the […]