The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu has revealed the response of President Muhammadu Buhari to the memo on the Group Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Maikanti Baru. Background: The Minister’s “leaked” memo to Buhari raised issues over the conduct of the NNPC GMD on contracts and... Read More

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October 11, 2017

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‘Kachikwu’s colleagues fault NNPC’s claim on approval of contracts’

Associates of the Minister of State of Petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, said the claim by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC’s Tenders Board that the only legal body to approve contracts and not the Board is false. According to The Nation, this was stated in a fact-sheet available on Wednesday. The fact-sheet was in response... Read More

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March 30, 2017

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We are committed to implementing the Niger Delta development agenda – FG

by Dolapo Adelana The Federal government has expressed the commitment of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to accelerate the development of the Niger Delta region. On Thursday the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) agreed to work with the Federal Government to bring peace and development to the region. Representatives of the umbrella body for the... Read More

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November 18, 2016

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Buhari inaugurates boards of petroleum agencies (PHOTOS)

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday inaugurated board members of parastatals in the Ministry of Petroleum Resources. Some of the members of the board are the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru. Others members are Dr. Pius Akinyelure, Alhaji Muhammady Lawal and Dr. Tajudeen Lawal. The Board of Nigerian Content... Read More

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November 1, 2016

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Annkio Briggs: Setting the agenda for the meeting between Niger Delta leaders and President Buhari (Pt.1)

by Annkio Briggs The oil-rich delta region of southern Nigeria – called Niger Delta – is larger than 70,000 square kilometers with a population larger of over 35 million people – larger than the population of Saudi Arabia, Belgium, Australia, Greece, Netherlands, Austria, Romania, Hungary, and United Arab Emirates – made up of 40 ethnic nationalities... Read More

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October 9, 2016

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FG still in talks with Niger Delta militants – Kachikwu

Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu has said rumours that dialogue between the Federal Governmrnt and Niger Delta militants has collapsed were untrue. Kachikwu said this on Saturday while speaking with journalists at the 2016 convocation of the Petroleum Training Institute, Effurun, Delta State. The minister said he has been reaching out to the militants... Read More

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August 27, 2016

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FG has spent over $40 billion in the Niger Delta – Ibe Kachikwu

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, has said that the Federal Government has expended more than $40 billio in the Niger Delta region alone in the last four years. Kachikwu, who made the disclosure on Friday during a visit to Ijaw leader Chief Edwin Clark in Warri, said in spite of the resources... Read More

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