Tag: Maikanti Baru
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Gov. Okowa mourns former NNPC GMD, Maikanti Baru
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State on Sunday expressed grief over the death of Dr Maikanti Baru,the immediate past Group Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Okowa, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary Olise Ifeajika, described the late Baru as a renowned engineer, who brought his wealth of experience to…
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BREAKING: Immediate past NNPC GMD, Maikanti Baru is dead
The immediate past Group Manager Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Engr. Maikanti Baru is dead. According to his successor, Mele Kyari who confirmed the death via a twitter post, the late former GMD died on Friday night. My brother, my friend and my mentor, Dr Maikanti Kachalla Baru, immediate past GMD…
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Fuel scarcity: NNPC assures hitch-free festive season
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has assured of a hitch-free festive season as the country nears a period where demand for petroleum products hit roof top. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports NNPC Group Managing Director, Dr. Maikanti Baru, gave the assurance on Wednesday. According to the NNPC GMD in a statement signed by NNPC Group General…
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Nigeria exports 43% total gas production, 7% flared
Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru has said Nigeria is exporting 43 per cent of total gas production in the country and that 7 per cent of total gas production is currently being flared. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports in terms of production, the NNPC GMD informed that current average…
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NNPC boss commends NLNG N1.98 trn shareholders loan repayment
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has commended the Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) on its successful repayment of 5.45 billion dollars (N1.98 trillion) loan on Train 1 to 6 investments. Mr Andy Odeh, the Manager, Communications and Public Affairs of NLNG said Dr Maikanti Baru, the Group Managing Director of NNPC made the commendation in…
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Royal Dutch Shell to invest $15 billion in Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed multinational oil company, Royal Dutch Shell, otherwise known only as Shell, is preparing to invest the sum of $15 billion in Nigeria. President Buhari made this known on Wednesday at the Commonwealth Business Forum 2018 when Anthony Okolo quizzed him on what his government is doing to facilitate and ease…
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NNPC, Enugu Govt partner to restore Enugu depot
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Enugu State Government have pledged to work together to revamp the strategic Enugu Depot towards meeting the petroleum products demand of the entire South-East region and beyond. This was made known when the Group Managing Director of the Corporation, Dr. Maikanti Baru paid a courtesy call on…
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NNPC to phase out paper operations
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Maikanti Baru, says the corporation is poised to go paperless in its operations soon. Baru said this while inaugurating two commuttees to achieve this purpose. A statement by the NNPC Spokesman, Mr Ndu Ughamadu, on Monday in Abuja, said the committees were: The…
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‘We’ve dealt with the Niger Delta issue’ – Minister
Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, and Chairman of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) board, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has said the federal government has surmounted challenges in the Niger Delta region to reach full production capability of crude oil in the country. Kachikwu made this known while speaking at the Nigeria International Petroleum Summit (NIPS)…
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Fuel subsidy: Reps summon Kachikwu, Baru
The House of Representatives on Tuesday summoned the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu and the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Commission (NNPC), Maikanti Baru over the reported payment of fuel subsidy by the commission. The lawmakers also summoned the Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Company, PPMC.…