Tag: baru
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NNPC crisis: Kachikwu should come to terms with his ‘Sidon-look’ status – Bolatsi Dudu
By Bolatsi Dudu Since the Kachikwu vs. Baru soap opera began, I have been laughing. Until a few minutes ago, the matter was the topic of a radio discussion on 99.3 FM (Nigerian Info). As is usual in the Nigerian society, most of the discussants who phoned in played to the gallery. The tragedy of…
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$25bn contract scam: Kachikwu’s allegations against me are baseless, exagerated – NNPC GMD, Baru
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru, has said allegations of insubordination and awarding contracts without following due process against him by the Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibeh Kachikwu are baseless. TheNewsGuru.com reports that Kachikwu had in a private memo to President Muhammadu Buhari, leaked last week…
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NNPC crisis: N/Delta group warns northern cabal against frustrating Kachikwu
***NNPC scam must be investigated ***NNPC GMD, Baru must be suspended The Niger Delta Indigenous Movement for Radical Change (NDIMRC), has warned against frustrating the Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu just as it claimed that the life of the Minister was under threat. The Group alleged it has uncovered plans to…
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NNPC GMD visits Osinbajo, joins Buhari at jumaat
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Maikanti Baru, on Friday visited Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja. Baru was sighted at the vice president’s office at the same time President Muhammadu Buhari was meeting with the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu.…
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Kachikwu/Baru faceoff: Quit as petroleum minister, Sani tells Buhari
Senator Shehu Sani (APC Kaduna) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to stop combining his duties as the country’s Commander-In-Chief with that of the petroleum ministry. Shehu advised Buhari to as a matter of urgency appoint a substantive and trusted minister of petroleum. Sani made the call in a statement on Thursday. He said because of…
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PDP calls for suspension, prosecution of NNPC GMD, Baru
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to suspend the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru over the allegation of corruption in the corporation. It also demanded that Baru be handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for investigation and prosecution. National…
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Senate probes NNPC boss over Kachikwu’s allegations
The Senate has set up a panel to probe the Group Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, Dr. Maikanti Baru, over allegations made against him in a petition to President Muhammadu Buhari by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu. The panel will also investigate the policy introduced by the…