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Azeez October 16, 2017

Sack Buhari as Petroleum minister | Agbakoba tells court

Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, SAN has filed a claim against the Federal Government of Nigeria to determine the Constitutional qualification of the President…

Azeez October 8, 2017

Relinquish your position as petroleum minister | Falana tells Buhari

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to resign as Minister of Petroleum Resources. Background: On his assumption of office, President Buhari had named himself Petroleum Minister.…

Azeez October 5, 2017

Remove yourself as Petroleum minister | Shehu Sani tells Buhari

Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani has asked President Muhammadu to remove himself as Minister of Petroleum. Sani said the President should appoint a successor who would oversee the affairs of…

Roqeebah October 3, 2017

[The Presidential Blog] This is the Kachikwu letter everyone is raving about

There's a possibility "Kachikwu" has popped up one or two times on your social media or RSS feeds today. The Minister of State for Petroleum has somewhat attained celebrity status…

Azeez April 27, 2017

How I advised Jonathan against appointing Diezani petroleum minister – Obasanjo

by Azeez Adeniyi Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has said he advised ex-President Goodluck Jonathan against appointing Diezani Alison-Madueke as Minister of Petroleum Resources. Obasanjo said this in a book titled…

Tolu April 12, 2017

Malabu oil scandal: Nigerians are angry at Goodluck Jonathan, but we’ll all move on by tomorrow

by Adamu Aderinsola We have to give it to this Malabu oil deal for being the longest-standing scandal in Nigeria and every week, new details emerge that give it another…

Janeth J December 9, 2015

Ezeife to Buhari: ‘Hand over Petroleum Minister portfolio to Ibe Kachikwu’

In reaction to the lingering fuel scarcity in the country, former governor of Anambra State, Chukwuemeka Ezeife called on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign as Petroleum Minister. Ezeife said that the…

Kolapo Olapoju December 2, 2015

Kachikwu takes over from Diezani as OPEC President

Minister of state for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, has replaced Diezani Alison-Madueke as the conference president of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Owing to his status as the Minister…

Kolapo Olapoju November 28, 2015

Why ‘it makes sense’ for Buhari to be Petroleum Minister – Oshiomhole

Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomhole, has said President Muhammadu Buhari, is justified in appointing himself as Petroleum Minister. Oshiomhole said so many things had gone wrong with the ministry and…

Kolapo Olapoju October 1, 2015

‘Petroleum Minister role will distract President Buhari’

President Muhammadu Buhari will be distracted from his primary responsibilities, if he takes up the role of Petroleum Minister, says the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and…

Kolapo Olapoju September 30, 2015

“Buhari is now a noisemaker” | 20 brutal tweets on Petroleum Minister appointment

by Desmond Akatugba President Muhamadu Buhari confirmed that he would be appointing himself as Petroleum Minister during an interview at the ongoing United Nations General Assembly. This happened on Tuesday,…

Kolapo Olapoju September 30, 2015

“I will serve as Minister of Petroleum” – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that he would oversee the activities of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources. Buhari reportedly made the utterance in an interview with a foreign journalist in his…

Kolapo Olapoju June 3, 2015

Buhari may take over from Diezani as Petroleum Minister

It is believed that President Muhammadu Buhari may most likely assume responsibility as the petroleum minister in the new cabinet. According to a report by Reuters, close associates of the President revealed…

March 25, 2014

NNPC denies chartering jet for Alison-Madueke’s use, Jonathan’s 75 per cent voting rule splits confab & other important news you should know today

by Oge Okonkwo NNPC denies chartering of jet for exclusive use of Petroleum Minister Recent reports which said that a chartered aircraft for the personal use of the Minister of…

September 12, 2012

Back to the Drill: Alison-Madueke returns home from the UK

Diezani Alison-Madueke, Nigeria's Petroleum minister by Stanley Azuakola Nigeria's Petroleum minister, Diezani Allison Madueke is back in the country. She had reportedly been in the United Kingdom, where she was…

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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