Kachikwu Escapes Death As Fire Guts Abuja Resident
LAGOS OCTOBER 16TH (UROBOTODAY)-The private residence of Ibe Kachikwu, minister of state for petroleum resources, located in Asokoro, Abuja caught fire on Sunday evening. According to online sources, the fire More...
Ikoyi Loot: Emefiele, Officials Of NIA, NNPC, NAPIMS, PINE Contractors To Testify
LAGOS APRIL 24TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The presidential investigative panel headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on the suspension of Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Engr. Babachir Lawal, and Director More...
Owner Of $50m Recovered at Osborne Towers Revealed
DISCOVERED FUND LAGOS APRIL 13TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The owner of the $50m recovered in building located at Osborne Tower Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos State by Economic anf Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has been revealed. According More...
NNPC Boss, Baru Urged To Sustain NNPC Transformation
NNPC Boss, Dr Maikanti Baru LAGOS MARCH 6TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Notwithstanding the clandestine move by those who are opposed to the ongoing sanitization of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, the Group More...
How EFCC Recovered $9.8m From Yakubu, Ex-NNPC GMD
Andrew Yakubu LAGOS FEBRUARY 10TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A special operation conducted by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on 3rd February, 2017 on a building belonging to a former Group Managing More...
NNPC, Shell Sign MoUs with Nigerian Banks for $2.2 bn Contractor Financing Aid
Sitting L-R: Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN) Chairman, Mazi Bank-Anthony Okoroafor; Representative of the Group General Manager, National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS), Supervisor, More...
Trade Union Congress Threatens Revolution Should FG Increase Fuel Price
LAGOS OCTOBER 26TH (URHOBOTODAY) – The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has warned the federal government against an increase in the price of petrol saying such move will be an open invitation to revolution More...
Nigerians Vow to Resist Further Fuel Price Hike
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress, Afenifere, former federal lawmakers, security experts and rights activists on Saturday vowed to resist any attempt by the President More...
Naira Slumps Further, Now N400 to One Dollar
LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Nigerian currency exchanged at about N400 on Wednesday afternoon, from N397 it closed on Tuesday; while it traded against the Pound Sterling and the Euro at N515 and N450 respectively. At More...
My Ministers, Officials Accused of Corruption Without Evidence-Buhari
Buhari LAGOS JULY 20TH (URHOBOTODAY)-President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to “discerning” Nigerians to ignore orchestrated attempts to sully the integrity of ministers and other senior government officials, More...
Buhari Sacks Ibe-Kachikwu, Approves New Board Of Directors for NNPC
Ibe-Kachikwu LAGOS JULY 4TH (URHOBOTODAY)-President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of a new Group Managing Director (GMD) for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). He is Dr. Maikanti More...
FG Peace Talks Suffer Setback as N’Delta Avengers Resumes Attack on NNPC, Chevron’s Oil Facilities
LAGOS JULY 4TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Federal Government’s proposed peace talks with militants on Sunday morning suffered a major setback as the Niger Delta Avengers blew up several oil facilities belonging to the More...
Despite Militants Attack on Installations, Nigeria Oil Production Rises to 1.9m Bpd
Ibe=Kachikwu LAGOS, JUNE 29TH (URHOBOTODAY)- Oil production in Nigeria has risen to about 1.9 million barrels per day (bpd), from 1.6 million bpd despite recent militants attack of oil installations in the Niger More...
Lagos First Lady Commends NNPC, SNEPCo Initiative on Music Talent Hunt
Winners of the 14th edition of the NNPC/SNEPCo music competition; L-R: Music Co-ordinator, Murtala Mohammed Airport Secondary School, Mr. Okedeji James; Head, Business Relations, Shell Nigeria Exploration & More...
2m Pounds Worth of Jewelries Recovered from Allison-Madueke, N2-6bn MRI Equipment from Amosu
Allison Mmadueke LAGOS APRIL 27TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered jewellery worth over £2 million (N593 million) from former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke More...
We are Close to the Solution of Fuel Scarcity – Kachikwu, Minister of State for Petroleum
LAGOS APRIL 10TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, describes the challenges in the downstream More...
Fuel Scarcity Worsens as Oil workers Suspend Strike
LAGOS MARCH 11TH (URHOBOTODAY0-The industrial action embarked upon on Tuesday by oil workers across the country due to the restructuring of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has been suspended. As a result, More...
Nigeria Reopens Port Harcourt Refinery Following Militant Attacks
LAGOS MARH TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigeria’s state-run oil company has reopened a refinery after it was closed for more than a month due to militant attacks on the pipelines. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation More...
Kaduna, Warri Refineries Still Shut Down as Fuel Scarcity Bites Harder
LAGOS MARCH 8TH (URHOBOTODAY)-As fuel scarcity continue to persist, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said of the nation’s three refineries, only the Port Harcourt refinery is operating, More...
Revealed: How Diezani Approves $24bn Crude Swap Without Contract
Deziani Allison-Madueke LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Austin Oniwon, confirmed on Tuesday that there was no formal contract More...
Kaduna, Warri, Port Harcourt Refineries to Re-Open February Ending
LAGOS FEBRUARY 10TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said the country’s four refineries in Kaduna, Warri and Port Harcourt are expected to restart production before the end More...
We Lack Evidence to Prosecute Deziani Madueke, Others, Buhari Complains
Muhammadu Buhari and Allison-Mmadueke LAGOS FEBRUARY 7TH (URHOBOTODAY)-President Muhammadu Buhari has blamed his government’s inability to prosecute those accused of stealing the nation’s wealth, especially More...
NNPC Shuts Port Harcourt, Kaduna Refineries Over Militants’ Attacks On Pipelines
LAGOS JANUARY 20TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC on Wednesday announced the operational shutdown of the Port Harcourt and Kaduna Refineries owing to crude supply challenges arising More...
Yuletide: NNPC-SNEPCo Shower Gifts on School Children
The General Manager, Offshore Assets of the Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo), Mr. Effy Okon, in a dance with pupils of the Innercity Mission School, Ikeja, Lagos, at the SNEPCo-sponsored More...
Another Pipeline Explodes in Effurun, Delta State
LAGOS DECEMBER 5TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A pipeline belonging to the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, exploded at mechanic village in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta, on Friday. This is coming barely More...
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