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Lopsided appointments at NNPC another show of Igbo marginalization—Ohaneze

Out of 55 top management positions, mainly general managers’ cadre, for which new appointments were made at the nation’s oil company, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), none of the appointees is from any of the South East states. This…

Fuel still N145 as NNPC claims products price crash over sustained supplies

Whereas the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), on Sunday, said it’s steady, strategic intervention in the supply and distribution of petroleum products, has led to significant price fall of products nationwide, checks by Business Hilights showed that prices of fuel…

NNPC’s brokered peace deal may end Shell facility occupation soon if…

Barring any last minute twist, indications have emerged that the over two weeks occupation of Shell flow station in Rivers State by Belema Community members may end in days. The occupation started on August 11, 2017. This is coming from…

Power still epileptic as NNPC claims raising gas supply by 123 %

Even as power plants across the country continue to decry shortage of gas to power stations, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Tuesday announced that it had increased daily average natural gas supply to gas power plants by 123…

NNPC moves 55 top staff to reposition corporation

On Tuesday, no fewer than 55 top management staff of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), were affected in a massive reshuffle ordered by Group managing director, Dr. Maikanti Baru. In his pre-announcement briefing, NNPC boss informed the staff that…

Crude oil scam mails: NNPC releases direct contacts of top officials

Disturbed by the rate of victims and the rising confusion trailing the sudden rise in the activities of cyber criminals who send fake letters of crude oil allocations purported to have emanated from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to…

Performing below 15% after repairs pushing NNPC to sale refineries as scraps

Another season of debate on whether to sale or not to sale some refineries that have remained unmanageable after all manner of refurbishments is back at the table of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Weekend, NNPC chief operating officer,…

Depot price of diesel rising to N155 than N135, NNPC mute

Barely three weeks after the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) crashed the depot price of Automated Gas Oil (AGO), popularly called diesel to N135 leading pump price to hover between N155 and N160, feelers from depots around Lagos have shown…

We are not currently recruiting at NNPC, Baru warns Nigerian job seekers, scammers

Considering rising cases of job scam hanging around the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the company has once again, announced that it never inaugurated a recruitment campaign of any kind and currently does not recruit. In recent times, there had…

Why NNPC sealed new alternative financing agreements with Chevron, Shell

A top official of Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), weekend revealed the reason behind the fresh financing agreement with Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is to drive incremental revenues of about $16bn within the assets’ life cycle and would boost gas…