I am not resigning – Okonjo-Iweala replies NGF

The coordinating minister for the economy and minister of finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said she is not planning to resign from her position. Okonjo-Iweala, who briefed journalists on the state of the economy, yesterday said she was not ready to be drawn into political issues as she has a job to do in managing... Read More

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August 31, 2013

Opinion: Corruption and impunity of Nigerian leaders – Resistance makes the difference

by Jaye Gaskia And on top of this, the chair of the NNPC board who is also the Minister of Petroleum resources is sitting firm in office! No one has taken responsibility! No one thinks they owe us an explanation much less retributive punishment; NO ONE GIVES A DAMN! Where people have struggled ceaselessly for... Read More

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August 21, 2013

“I did it to save my wife’s life” – Suspected pipeline vandal confesses (PICTURED)

by ‘Jola Sotubo This was the story of 20 year old Owoye Ebiwe, an indigene of Ondo state who was one of ten suspected pipeline vandals apprehended by the Special Task Force on Anti-Pipeline vandalism. The suspects were on Monday paraded by operatives of the task force. According to reports, the criminals were caught red-handed... Read More

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August 14, 2013

Opinion: Encouraging local crude oil refining in the Niger Delta

by Akanimo Asuquo Sunday Government should be innovative and ingenuous in formulating policies that regulate the extractive industries. Home made policies regarding the extracting of our natural resources should be considered against the present practice of copying hook, line and sinker, what obtains in other climes In the creeks of Brass,Escravos,Ogoniland,Akassa and other riverine communities... Read More

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July 27, 2013

FG, ASUU meet, may call off strike next week

by Isi Esene There are reports of a breakthrough is some outstanding issues tabled before the Federal Government over the strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. This bit of information was disclosed yesterday when the Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim inaugurated the “Universities Needs Implementation Committee”, with... Read More

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July 3, 2013

Our Senate is gone till September – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze Now try explaining to a hungry, uneducated, bloodthirsty mob, that you did not chop government money, from the comfort of your air-conditioned sedan car, and tell me how that goes when we meet in the afterlife… The Gavels that purport to represent us in our National Assembly are a very interesting bunch.... Read More

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June 19, 2013

“I can’t believe that I am heading back to jail” – Pipeline vandal arrested just weeks after release

by Rachel Ogbu An unrepentant criminal will be heading back to jail again just weeks after his release from the Ikoyi Prison in Lagos. Bashiru Majiyagbe who was arrested and sentenced to five years in prison for pipeline vandalism said he re-grouped with new gang members he had met while in prison the first time.... Read More

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May 6, 2013

“The governors are against all of us…” – Jubril Aminu speaks out

Jubril Aminu’s name rings a bell within and outside Nigeria. The reason is simple: he has served for over 40 years in many strategic positions in Nigeria and abroad, making history in many instances. Although he studied medicine and rose to the zenith of the profession as a professor, Aminu has repeatedly been saddled with... Read More

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May 4, 2013

N59 trillion oil deal: House of Representatives set to probe Diezani, NNPC

by Ogunyemi Bukola The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has come under scrutiny from the House of Representatives over the sale of seven oil blocks in a deal valued at N59 trillion. There are suspicions that the sale of the seven oil blocks, located in Delta State and formerly operated by the Shell Petroleum Development... Read More

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May 3, 2013

Good news? Nigeria’s refineries are now producing 10m litres per day – NNPC

by Hauwa Gambo The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) yesterday announced significant improvement in the nation’s refining capacity. According to the agency. domestic refining of Premium Motor Spirits (PMS) at Nigeria’s three refineries has increased to 10.23 million litres per day. Vanguard reports that, “According to Group Executive Director, Refining and Petrochemicals, NNPC, Engineer Anthony... Read More

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April 22, 2013

Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: Instituting a culture of meritocracy

by Ijeoma Nwogwugwu …it is high time we jettisoned the quota system, federal character or political considerations in determining who should occupy certain critical agencies of government. Last Thursday, the Adhoc Committee on the Review of the Constitution of the House of Representatives, submitted its report on the Peoples Public Sessions conducted by the committee... Read More

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April 22, 2013

Budget 2013 may be frustrated, if crude prices continue to drop

by Omoh Gabriel In an article on this column on May 30, 2012, titled “The proverbial rains are here,” many Nigerians including the Federal Government, did not take the warning seriously. In Washington DC on Thursday, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, called an emergency press conference to warn... Read More

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April 18, 2013

Opinion: The ‘Fuelling Poverty’ saga – The Nigerian malaise

by Wale Bakare Often times than not, it seems that we are the bane of our predicaments; why do we recycle under achieving leaders? Is it so much of a rocket science to identify and vote in leaders with clear vision that can propel us on the road to progress? If you have watched the... Read More

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April 14, 2013

Unidentified gunmen kill younger brother of NNPC GMD in Kaduna (Report)

by Akan Ido There are unconfirmed reports that the younger brother of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Group Managing Director, Engr. Andrew La’ah Yakubu, may have been murdered in Kaduna earlier today. The victim’s car was said to have been trailed by unknown gunmen who killed him around Kachia local government area of the state.... Read More

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February 25, 2013

Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: My dismissal of Ezekwesili’s statement was knee-jerk

by Ijeoma Nwogwugwu Seeing the glaring conflict as well as the dawning realisation that my initial dismissal of Ezekwesili’s statement was knee-jerk, prompted me to make some discreet enquiries from the central bank to ascertain who was telling the truth. When Oby Ezekwesili, former Education Minister and World Bank Vice President for Africa, made... Read More

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January 24, 2013

Vandalism: NNPC confirms Arepo pipeline break

by Funso Ajewole The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has confirmed a break in its system 2B pipeline at the Arepo axis in Owode Local Government Area of Ogun. Spokesperson, Tumini Green, said that, “the vicious break has caused a fierce inferno which has been raging for hours.” According to her, the corporation is not... Read More

Andrew Yakubu, Arepo fire, nnpc, Tumini Green

January 22, 2013

NNPC fuel station, 2 others sealed for fraud

Emmanuel Okubenji A fuel station belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and two others were sealed on Monday in Abuja for allegedly shortchanging customers by adjusting their metres. Officials of the Weights and Measures Department of the Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment, led by Bashir Zoror, had embarked on a city-wide inspection... Read More

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January 14, 2013

Arepo explosion: Bodies float on creeks, arrested suspect dies (GRAPHIC IMAGES)

by Isi Esene The site of the Arepo pipeline, in Ogun State which exp0loded on Saturday is reportedly filled with floating corpses. A suspected vandal, Sunday Reuben, who was arrested on Saturday by the police close to the site of the explosion had told reporters that over 50 people were involved in the explosion. According... Read More

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January 13, 2013

Survivor narrates how Ogun oil pipeline exploded killing over 50 suspected vandals (PICTURED)

by Akan Ido Over 50 suspected pipeline vandals were said to have died at Arepo Village, Owode LGA of Ogun State yesterday when an NNPC pipeline exploded. The suspects reportedly breached the oil pipeline to illegally siphon petroleum products from it. There were fears, last night, that damage to the pipeline could worsen petrol scarcity... Read More

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January 9, 2013

Who wants to take this concoction? – and more, in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze I would suggest that the Senate while trying to perform its oversight duties should once in a while learn to look into a mirror. From the perspective of a medical researcher/practitioner, the development of a new drug takes at least a decade of intense research and trials. Each step of the journey... Read More

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January 8, 2013

We must have an Igbo President – and more, in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze You see, if there’s one advantage to having an Igbo man as our next President, it is that he will not leave the country’s treasury almost bereft of cash as a Bayelsa man will. Even though he was born on August 4, 1933, exactly a year before Adolf Hitler became Der Fuhrer... Read More

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January 4, 2013

Senate frowns at NNPC report

by Emmanuel Okubenji The Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream) is unhappy at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) sales report of refined products. Committee Chairman, Senator Magnus Abe, said that the NNPC failed to give a comprehensive analysis to what emanated from each refinery at the end of last year. The development took place during... Read More

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December 25, 2012

Some Christmas cheer: NNPC to repair three refineries with N152bn

by Hauwa Gambo The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) will be spending N152bn to repair three of the nation’s refineries next year – this is according to the budget submitted to the National Assembly Joint Committee on Petroleum (Downstream) last week. According to a Punch analysis, “Details of the budget show that the total... Read More

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December 19, 2012

Why should we not speak ill of the dead? – and more, in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze Yesterday, the President took to the podium to ask us as a people to shun preachers of religious and ethnic division. “Whatever may be our differences; religious, ethnic or personal, Nigeria is more important. We must be united in rising above our differences and promoting values that bind us together,” the Prez... Read More

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November 22, 2012

Star Wars in Aso Rock: Diezani Alison-Madueke meets President Jonathan over Okonjo-Iweala

by Akan Ido The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has officially notified President Goodluck Jonathan, of the country the country faces in terms of acute fuel shortage if the Federal Government fails to pay the N1.13 trillion subsidy funds owed the corporation. The NNPC, supported by the petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, reportedly brought this grim... Read More

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November 16, 2012

Opinion: Counting the cost of Deziani Alison-Madueke’s sins

by Theophilus Ilevbare It is absolutely ridiculous for President Jonathan to think Alison-Madueke remains the right choice to steer the affairs of the ministry of petroleum resources and only Jonathan thinks so. Nigeria was rated the second most corrupt country in the world by the latest Gallup Poll no thanks to Denziani Alison-Madueke’s leadership of... Read More

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November 10, 2012

Temie Giwa: The kabal and their overlord (YNaija FrontPage)

I have news for Mr. President; the Nigerian people do not find these findings “incomplete or useless”. It confirms all that we have suspected about his administration since the beginning. It confirms the rot and the systemic waste of public resources while the majority of Nigerians can barely make ends meet on $2 a day.... Read More

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November 9, 2012

#GoodNews: Nigeria’s daily oil production level reaches an all-time high

by Isi Esene The ceasefire achieved in the Niger Delta due to the Amnesty programme initiated by late President Umar Musa Yar’Adua and maintained by his successor, President Goodluck Jonathan, is showing positive results as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) yesterday announced a spike in local crude oil production which reportedly reached an all-time... Read More

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November 3, 2012

Report: Fuel scarcity might drag till 2013

by Isi Esene The fuel scarcity currently being experienced in many parts of the country might persist longer than expected as relevant government agencies responsible for making the product available seem not to be able to put the scarcity under control. Reports say the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the agency saddled with the responsibility... Read More

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October 26, 2012

Report: Taraba governor may be flown out of the country, as Aviation ministry details crash

by Isi Esene Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba State who was yesterday reported to have been involved in a plane crash is still in a “critical condition”. Suntai and five other passengers survived the crash but have been receiving emergency care. According to a statement by Joe Obi, the special assistant to the minister of... Read More

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