Tag: Heineken Lokpobiri
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Minister reveals when rehabilitation of Kaduna refinery will be completed
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, has announced that the rehabilitation of the Kaduna Refinery will be completed by the end of 2024.
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FG targets December to increase oil output to 2m bpd
The Federal Government says it is targeting to increase crude oil production to two million Barrels Per Day (bdp) and beyond by the end of the year.
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Bayelsa Guber: Lokpobiri’s petition against Lyon’s candidacy filed out of time – Appeal Court
An Appeal Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Saturday ruled that Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri’s petition, challenging the APC governorship primary election in Bayelsa was filed out of time. Reading the judgment, Justice Isaiah Olefemi said that Lokpobiri failed to comply with the statutory 14 days period, saying that he ought to have filed the case…
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Buhari's ex-minister, Heineken Lokpobiri joins Bayelsa governorship race
Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, immediate past Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, has declared his intention to contest for the November 16 Governorship election in Bayelsa on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC). Lokpobiri made his intention known on Saturday after consultation with the state leadership of the APC at the party’s Secretariat…
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Gov. Dickson denies spending N120 billion on airport project
The Bayelsa Government has said that it spent less than N60 billion on its airport project and not N120 billion being alleged by the Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri. Gov. Seriake Dickson who made the clarification on Thursday in Yenagoa, said the amount spent on the project was minimal,…
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Lokpobiri, Dickson trade blames over security challenges in Bayelsa
Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, and Gov. Seriake Dickson have continued to trade blames over the current security challenges in Bayelsa. Dickson had on Friday accused Lokpobiri and leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of being the masterminds of election violence in the state. But Lokpobiri, in a…
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Nigeria loses $9bn annually on poor agric investment – Minister
The Federal Government on Sunday said it was losing 9 billion dollars (N3.2 trillion) annually due to poor investment in agriculture before the present administration came to power. The Minister of state for Agriculture, Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, disclosed this at Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, (ABUAD) at a reception and lunch in his honour by…