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Mr. Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says the corporation is working with security agencies to reduce incidents of pipeline vandalism in the country to the barest minimum, describing the problem as a major national security concern. Mr. Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (in suit) flanked by Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, Director-General, Lagos ...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said that it is embarking on expansion of LPG handling infrastructures across the country. The Corporation said the step was in line with its aggressive policy to grow local consumption of the cooking fuel even as it targets 10 per cent market share of the global Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) market. Group managing ...

The Minister of Power, Works, and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, on Thursday, stated that so far, the federal government has spent about N260 billion out of the N300 billion it budgeted for Nigeria’s road projects. Speaking at the fourth quadrennial delegates conference of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) branch of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) ...

The federal government on Thursday said it had committed N300 billion so far on road infrastructure as against the previous administration, which committed only N18 billion. Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Work, Power and Housing said this during the 4th Quadrennial Delegates Conference of Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) with the theme: “Road Infrastructure in Nigeria: Impacts on Petroleum Products Distribution” ...

Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state has given landowners of the proposed mega gas pipeline by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) acquisition notice, preparatory to the commencement of the Project. This is contained in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Malam Abba Anwar and made available to newsmen in Kano on Wednesday. The statement ...

A two-party consortium consisting of Oando PLC (“Oando”), in conjunction with its midstream affiliate, Axxela Limited (“Axxela”) (formerly known as Oando Gas & Power) and Oilserv Limited, has been awarded the Engineering, Procurement, Construction (EPC) mandate for the Ajaokuta – Abuja portion (Lot 1) of the Ajaokuta-Kaduna- Kano Pipeline system (the “AKK Pipeline”) by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation UNNPCW. ...

The federal government has demolished buildings erected illegally on oil pipelines of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in Tanke area in Ilorin, Kwara State. The exercise lasted from April 3 to 7 in Tanke area, while that in another area of the state capital known as Okeoyi was carried out about two weeks earlier. Escorted by soldiers, an NNPC ...

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has fired yet another shot at ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, saying the $3 billion allegedly frittered away through the strategic alliance contracts could have been used in constructing seven major roads. The alliance contracts are often derided by industry experts as the biggest organised scam in the history of Nigerian oil industry. The alliance contracts were between the ...

The Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Properties Ltd, Mr. Danny Sokari-George, has said that the company is determined to deliver quality and affordable houses with the best funding options for staff of the corporation. Sokari-George, who disclosed this recently at the maiden edition of NNPC Properties Ltd (NPL), Festival in Abuja, however, cautioned the staff against ...

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has explained why the Lagos-Ibadan-railway project has not been completed. He revealed that the relocation of the oil and gas, water and sewage pipes on the road was responsible for the delay. Amaechi disclosed this in Ibadan, at the monthly meeting of the Lagos-Ibadan-Railway line Project Steering Committee. He said the Federal Government was carefully ...