Tag: Petroleum Minister
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Petroleum minister reveals how Wike influenced his appointment
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, has credited FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, for playing a key role in his appointment to the federal cabinet.
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Minister of state petroleum resources, Lokpobiri reveals his only agenda
Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State (Oil) Petroleum Resources, has assured Nigerians of increased oil production on a sustainable basis. Lokpobiri gave the assurance in Abuja on Monday while addressing stakeholders
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Poor state of refineries: Reps threaten to arrest Petroleum Minister, others after 7days
The House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee investigating the state of refineries in Nigeria has issued a 7-day ultimatum to the Minister of State for Petroleum to appear before the committee or risk the wrath of the law. The Chairman of the committee, Rep. Ganiyu Abiodun (APC-Lagos state) issued the ultimatum at a press conference…
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Reps Cttee summons Finance, Petroleum Ministers, others over state of refineries
The House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee investigating the state of refineries in the county, has summoned the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources to appear before the committee on Thursday, March 31. The committee also summoned the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, the Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)…
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We’ve found oil in Northeast, production starts soon, says Buhari’s petroleum minister
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has revealed plans by the Federal Government to begin oil exploration in the northeast. Speaking during a recent interview on Channels Television’s on Monday, Sylva said: “I have said it a few times that we have found oil in the northeast and we have started drilling…
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Its time to appoint substantive petroleum minister, PENGASSAN tells Buhari
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to appoint a substantive minister for the petroleum sector in his second term. Mr Francis Johnson, PENGASSAN President made the appeal while fielding questions from journalists on Friday in Lagos on the association’s National Executive Council (NEC) held on…
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You can’t ‘combine’ functions of president, petroleum minister, Court tells Buhari
The Federal High Court in Abuja has declared that President Muhammadu Buhari cannot legally double as the Minister of Petroleum Resources. The court made the declaration on Thursday while giving judgment in a suit filed last year by a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN). Agbakoba had, in the suit,…
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Sack Buhari as petroleum minister, Agbakoba tells court
Former President of Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, Chief Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has approached a Federal High Court in Abuja to restrain President Muhammadu Buhari from continuing to perform the functions of the Minister of Petroleum Resources. Agbakoba noted that Section 138 of the 1999 Constitution forbids the President from “holding any other executive office or…
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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…