Tag: nnpc

June 26, 2012

President Jonathan sacks NNPC GMD

by Stanley Azuakola Mr. Austen Oniwon, the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Organisation (NNPC) has been removed by President Goodluck Jonathan. Oniwon wasn’t the only casualty, as…

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June 23, 2012

Opinion: Is fuel scarcity inevitable this year?

by Henry Boyo In the light of the attrition, social stress and economic losses experienced during extended periods of fuel scarcity in recent years, Nigerians would pray that such traumatic…

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June 5, 2012

#Danacrash: NNPC in grief, lose four senior employees in crash

The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) lost four senior members of staff last Sunday in the crash of Dana Airline Flight 9J-922. NNPC staff lost in the tragedy include the…

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June 3, 2012

Update 1: Report says NNPC GM Public Affairs among casualties in crashed plane

Premium Times is reporting that the NNPC’s General Manager in charge of Public Affairs, Dr Levi Ajuonuma, was one of the casualties in the McDonnell Douglas (MD-83) aircraft operated by Dana…

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May 23, 2012

You are “probably” quite unfair to me, Diezani Allison-Madueke on subsidy probe

Diezani Alison-Madueke by Stanley Azuakola Has the president's call for arrests stemming from the fuel subsidy probe report caused unrest at NNPC? It appears so. At a ministerial forum in…

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May 1, 2012

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: There is nothing new about the fuel subsidy report (YNaija FrontPage)

I can't be held accountable, D'Evils beating me down, boo Got me running with guys, making G's, telling lies that sound true -          Jay-Z “D’evils” This week’s column will be…

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April 26, 2012

Akintunde Oyebode: There is nothing to write (YNaija FrontPage)

I am proud of the diversity of my friends; their careers and personalities. Perhaps that’s why I was not surprised to discover a friend I erroneously thought to be a…

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April 23, 2012

“Totally unfounded and absurd” – NNPC attacks the subsidy probe report

by Lekan Olanrewaju The report from the just concluded fuel subsidy probe was released a few days ago. It indicted several agencies, including the Nigerian National Petroleum Commission, NNPC, for…

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April 5, 2012

“Working Perfectly Well”: NNPC says it has revived 3 refineries – Good news?

by Lekan Olanrewaju The Group Executive Director (GED), Refining and Petrochemical of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Philip Chukwu, in Kaduna, on Tuesday, announced that the three refineries in Warri, Port…

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January 28, 2012

#BBViral: House of Reps Subsidy Probe

Farouk Lawan: what is Nigeria’s daily fuel consumption? Diezieni: 52million Liters NNPC: 35m liters DPR: 43m liters PPPRA: 24M liters Okonjo: 40M liters  Farouk Lawan: What was the subsidy for…

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January 23, 2012

#OccupyNigeriaReview: Move over ‘impasse’, the new Nigerian word is ‘deadlock’!

By Adebola Rayo Every time something happens in Nigeria, we add new words to our vocabulary. I'm sure we all remember "cabal", which started while Yar'Adua lay comatose and an…

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January 4, 2012

History in Progress! Muslims & Christians in Kano come together for over 10 hours to protest #FuelSubsidyRemoval – See Photos

by Seyi Lawal Nigerians have witnessed a remarkable sense of unity of purpose, bound together by rage over the fuel subsidy removal policy of the Federal Government of Nigeria, across…

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