Opinion: Not on fuel subsidy, Buhari!

Morning Devotion: Chibok Girl found/rescued, NLC strike flops & Lagos strikes oil

Something good happened yesterday. One of the over 200 abducted girls was rescued yesterday regardless of every other thing that came with the release. Joachim Mac-Ebong, in the episode, celebrates the good news but then gets serious on deeper issues such as the NLC strike action and Lagos oil strike. Take a listen. https://soundcloud.com/user-437826269/podcast-for-may-19th

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May 19, 2016

How the FG won the communication war and defeated the NLC

It would appear that every Nigerian except the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) knew that Nigeria is having serious economic difficulties. This fore knowledge of the severity of our economic situation is probably the main reason why the federal government is winning this war of wits -or whatever it is- with the NLC. A careful observation... Read More

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May 16, 2016

House of Reps session turns rowdy over discussion on fuel subsidy

Members of the House of Representative, on Monday, held a special session to deliberate on the fuel subsidy removed by the federal government last week. However, the session turned rowdy with lawmakers from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rejecting the presentation by the Minister of state for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu. The Speaker of the House,... Read More

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May 13, 2016

Mazi Emeka: Why NNPC is selling fuel at N145

The internet threw a question at us and we decided to answer it. A few days ago, the Minister of state for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, announced that the federal government will remove subsidies on fuel and allow market dynamics to determine the price of the product. Expectedly, this will result in an increase in... Read More

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May 13, 2016

They have now started asking for Kachikwu to resign

A civil rights group, the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG), on Thursday, called for the resignation of the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and the Chief Executive of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Ibe Kachikwu. The group made this known in a statement issued in Abuja and signed by its Chairman, Ibrahim Zikirullahi. The... Read More

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May 12, 2016

Kachikwu, maker of promises he does not keep, just made another promise (WATCH)

Speaking as a guest at the Channels Television Arise TV show, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, explained why the fuel subsidy was removed and the reason for the increase in the price of fuel. While calling on Nigerians to have faith in government, the Minister noted that the price of fuel... Read More

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May 12, 2016

#OccupyNigeria: What Nigerians are saying about fuel subsidy removal

In January 2012, Nigerians, regardless of ethnic or religious affiliation, displayed an uncommon solidarity when they came out in mass to protest the removal of fuel subsidy by the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan. Although the Jonathan administration had, at the time, implored Nigerians to see reasons why removing the fuel subsidy and allowing... Read More

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April 20, 2016

Yet again, Minister of Petroleum says fuel scarcity will end ‘next week’

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, said on Wednesday that the lingering fuel scarcity bedeviling Nigeria will end next week. According to Kachikwu, every part of the country will be supplied with fuel in seven days time. While briefing State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on... Read More

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April 7, 2016

Foreign exchange, pipeline vandalism caused fuel scarcity – Kachikwu (VIDEO)

In a video posted on his Facebook page, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and General Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, Ibe Kachikwu, gave a simplified explanation for the fuel crisis in the country. Wearing a simple shirt that was folded up to the elbow and looking tired and worn, Kachikwu... Read More

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April 6, 2016

‘Fuel scarcity hurts me more than Nigerians queuing at filling stations’ – Ibe Kachikwu

After weeks of bitter suffering that has hindered socio-economic activities in the country, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and the Group Managing Director of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Ibe Kachikwu, on Tuesday stated that the fuel crisis will end this weekend. Kachikwu said the scarcity of fuel in Lagos and Abuja will... Read More

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March 28, 2016

Kachikwu should resign… he still has the orientation of PDP – APC

The South-South and the South-East regional chapters of the All Progressives Congress have thrown their weight behind the recent unabashed criticism of the Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, by the National Leader of the APC, Bola Tinubu. In a statement released on Sunday by the APC’s National Vice-Chairman, South South region, Hilliard Eta,... Read More

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March 28, 2016

Fuel scarcity: ‘Blame your party, not Kachikwu’ – Lawmaker tells Tinubu

The Chairman, House of Representative Committee on Agricultural Colleges and Institutions, Linus Okorie, on Sunday, condemned the recent scathing statements made by the National leader of All Progressive Congress (APC), Ahmed Tinubu, on the fuel scarcity. Okorie, who represents Ohaozara/Onicha/Ivo federal Constituency of Ebonyi state, in a signed statement said that Tinubu had used the... Read More

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March 27, 2016

Doyin Okupe drums up unexpected support for under-fire NNPC boss (READ)

Former Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, Doyin Okupe, has come up as an unlikely supporter of the under-pressure Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu. Kachikwu had come under heavy fire and criticism when he stated that he was not a magician and that the fuel scarcity in the... Read More

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March 27, 2016

Tinubu to Kachikwu: You’ve insulted Nigerians, apologise now

The national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has heavily chastised the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, over his recent offhandish statement regarding the persistent fuel scarcity in the country. For saying he was not a magician who could immediately end the scarcity of petrol, Tinubu released a statement... Read More

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March 26, 2016

THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: Again, David Mark’s seat under threat | Bauchi govt after corrupt ghosts | More stories

Ghost workers in Bauchi would be prosecuted – Abubakar. Leadership We won’t conclude rerun in Rivers until it is safe – INEC. Vanguard Kachikwu says fuel scarcity will end in April. Leadership David Mark’s Senate seat under challenge Nation Al-Qaeda plans to attack Nigeria, says security expert. Vanguard PDP senators, ex-governors pass vote of confidence... Read More

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February 29, 2016

‘Price of crude oil to rise to $50 per barrel’ – Ibe Kachikwu

Despite the falling price of crude in the international market and the disagreement among the members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, has stated that the price of crude will rise to $50 per barrel in the next few days. The minister stated this while... Read More

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December 28, 2015

THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: Shehu Sani adopts 60 children | ‘2016 budget doesn’t need crude oil’ | Man struck by a train, survives | More stories

Amaechi says FG will complete Abuja-Kaduna railway in2016. Leadership Nigerian troops, Boko Haram engage in a gun battle in Maiduguri. This Day Obasanjo has a word for the rich. YNaija FG wants to involve EFCC, DSS in prosecution of pipeline vandals. This Day Shiite members seek release of El-Zakzaky. Leadership CBN explains why Naira ATM cards was... Read More

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October 12, 2015

Is Buhari planning to replace recently-appointed NNPC boss?

There is speculation that President Muhammadu Buhari will appoint another Group Managing Director for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation if the senate approves Ibe Kachikwu’s ministerial nomination. According to TheCable, presidential sources revealed that Buhari is not entirely at ease with the actions and performance of Kachikwu at NNPC, thus far. The report states that Kachikwu allegedly gave preference to... Read More

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September 7, 2015

NNPC moves to recover $1.9 billion from JV partners

The Nigerian National Petroleum Cooperation (NNPC) is moving to recover over $7 billion in over-deducted tax benefits from joint venture partners on major capital projects. Punch reports that the corporation had also engaged an international accounting firm to ascertain the exact amount due to government on the Strategic Alliance Contracts entered by Nigerian Petroleum Development... Read More

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September 2, 2015

FG assures Nigerians they have no plan to sell refineries

The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that it has no plan to sell any of the refineries in the country but may encourage joint venture investments in the facilities. The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Ibe Kachikwu,disclosed this on Wednesday shortly after inspecting the Port Harcourt Refinery in Eleme Local... Read More

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August 4, 2015

ExxonMobil Vice Chairman, Kachikwu MIGHT be the new NNPC GM

Reports reveals that President Muhammadu Buhari will soon announce a new boss for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). 360nobs reports that except there is any changes, the Executive Vice Chairman of ExxonMobil Africa, Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, will be appointed as the new Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Some sources said... Read More