Ahead of the 2023 elections, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has expelled its presidential candidate, Mr. Dumebi Kachikwu from the party. The National Chairman of the party, Ralphs Nwosu in a statement issued Saturday said Kachikwu was expelled for anti-party activities and violation of the party’s constitution. He said the …
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Federal Government-owned refineries, located in Port Harcourt, Kaduna and Warri, lost over N231bn in the last four years as the proposed rehabilitation of the plants suffered a setback. The Port Harcourt Refining Company has two refineries, while the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company and the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company …
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An advocacy group in the Niger Delta, the Grassroots Initiative for Peace and Social Orientation, has advised the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, to stop frustrating the peace process in the region. GIPSO said the minister’s alleged selective town hall meetings with some groups and ex-militant …
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Kerosene supply have reportedly dropped in recent weeks, causing the price of the product to shoot up to about N300 per litre in many parts of the country. There are also strong indications that despite the recent liberalization of the fuels market, many marketers had yet to start importing kerosene …
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The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has ordered the immediate arrest of persons found selling or buying petrol and other petroleum products in plastic containers. A statement by the police spokesperson, Olabisi Kolawole, said Mr. Arase gave the directive “to forestall the untold suffering and hazard emanating from the …
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The Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, said on Saturday that the Federal Government needed 700 million dollars to upgrade its refineries to produce at maximum capacities. Kachikwu, who is also the Group Managing Director of NNPC, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen during the re-inauguration of …
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A sales representative of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Wale Olayinka, narrowly escaped death as hoodlums allegedly led by one ‘The Law’ descended on him and beat him to stupor at the NNPC Mega Station in Osogbo. It was gathered on Monday that the NNPC official, who was …
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The Federal Government has said it is keenly aware of the difficulties that Nigerians are currently facing over the lingering fuel scarcity and poor power supply, and that it is working round the clock to provide the relief for the citizenry. ”As a government that was propelled into office by …
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Northern youths under the auspices of Arewa Intergrity Youth Forum (AIYF), have taken a swipe at the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Sen. Bola Tinubu over comments berating the Minister of State for Petroleum, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu concerning the ongoing fuel crisis in the nation. The group …
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Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu has said government has not unbundled the Nigeria National Petroleum Cooperation, NNPC yet. Explaining the development at the oil sector in an interview with State House correspondents after the meeting of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the …
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