Following the appointment of the Group Chief Executive Officer and Board of Directors, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has announced the appointment of a new 8-man Senior Management Team on Friday, 4 April, 2025. The team which will be headed by the GCEO, Mr Bashir Bayo Ojulari, has Rowland Ewubare as Group Chief Operating Officer; Adedapo Segun as Group Chief Financial Officer; and Olalekan Ogunleye as Executive Vice President Gas, Power & New Energy. Other members of the team are: Udy Ntia as Executive Vice President Upstream; Mumuni Dangazau as Executive Vice President Downstream; Sophia Mbakwe as…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
Following the assent of President Bola Tinubu to bills establishing development commissions for the geo-political zones in the country, Senate has appointed Chairmen and Deputy Chairmen for the Standing Committees raised to perform oversight functions over the Commissions, reports thegazellenews.com. The new Committees’ Chairmen and Deputy Chairmen were announced by the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio and they are as follows: Senator Babangida Hussaini and Muntari Dandutse as Chairman and Deputy Chairman respectively of the Senate Committee on North West Development Commission; Senator Orji Uzor Kalu and Senator Kenneth Eze are the Chairman and Deputy Chairman respectively for the Senate Committee…
Dassault Aviation, a prominent name in aerospace innovation, has expressed its intention to establish a Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) facility at the Gateway Agro-Cargo International Airport located in Ilishan Remo, Ogun State. This initiative reflects the company’s commitment to enhancing aviation services and infrastructure in Nigeria. The announcement was made during a courtesy visit by two senior executives from Dassault Aviation, Florent Venturini, the Sales Director, and Isabelle Villet, the Sales Manager with the Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun. The meeting focused on the strategic plans for the MRO facility, which aims to bolster the airport’s operational…
The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has launched the 2025 Free Medical Outreach of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), in partnership with the Renewed Hope Initiative, RHI, for the Niger Delta region. The Wife of the President and the founder of RHI also inaugurated the renovated and upgraded Cottage Hospital and Community Secondary School, which the NDDC built to enhance healthcare and education in Bayelsa State. Speaking during the launching and commissioning ceremony at the Cottage Hospital, Otuasega in Ogbia Local Government Area, the First Lady said the health programme aligned with the position of President Bola Tinubu, who…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Mr. Ayo Sotinrin as the new Managing Director of the Bank of Agriculture, effective immediately. Mr. Sotinrin brings a diverse and extensive background in the private and public sectors to his new role. Before this appointment, he held the position of Group Chief Executive Officer at SAO Group. His leadership at SAO Agro, an agribusiness company, was marked by groundbreaking agricultural initiatives, including developing a 20,000-hectare oil palm plantation and large-scale poultry, aquaculture, maize, and cassava operations in Ondo State. He also led SAO Capital, raising over $750 million in infrastructure and development finance,…
By Bala Mohammed The recent overhaul of the NNPC Limited board and management by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not merely an administrative reshuffle—it is a decisive intervention in the national interest, aimed at rescuing the country’s most strategic public enterprise from systemic rot and institutional capture. The necessity of these appointments stems from the deeply troubling legacy of the Mele Kyari-led management, under which NNPC degenerated into a citadel of opacity, financial malpractice, and operational inefficiency, despite the transformative intent of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021. Under Kyari’s leadership, NNPC Limited failed to meet even the most basic…
In a significant step towards curbing illegal mining, the Mining Marshals have successfully dismantled a heavily fortified illegal mining site in Rafin Gabas, Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The site, which had long evaded law enforcement, was reportedly protected by compromised security personnel. However, following a strategic and well-coordinated operation, the Mining Marshals penetrated the stronghold, leading to the arrest of three foreign nationals involved in the nefarious activities. Several other suspects managed to flee, allegedly with the help of security operatives. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake commended the operation, calling it a major…
Former governorship aspirant in Lagos State, Ahmed Olorunfemi Mustapha has been accused of holding onto his wife’s possessions even while allegedly selling their house in Lagos without her knowledge, thegazellenews.com exclusively reports. This medium also reports that Ahmed Mustapha contested the last governorship of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2023 but lost. Now his wife of 22 years, Elizabeth Bolanle Mustapha, has lodged several allegations against him in the course of their matrimonial sojourn. In a well detailed safe our souls statement to Nigerians, in possession of thegazellenews.com, Bolanle Mustapha explained in details how and when she got married to the former…
Africa Oil Corp. (TSX: AOI, Nasdaq Stockholm: AOI) has appointed Ahonsi Unuigbe to its Board of Directors, reinforcing its commitment to governance and strategic leadership. Unuigbe, Founder & CEO of Petralon Energy and Chairman of Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), brings extensive expertise in oil and gas, capital markets, and corporate governance. He joins alongside new directors: Huw Jenkins, Pascal Nicodeme, Edwyn Neves, and Richard Norris, following the departure of Keith Hill, Erin Johnston, Andrew Bartlett, and Gary Guidry. This leadership transition aligns with Africa Oil Corp.’s recent consolidation of Prime Oil & Gas Coöperatief U.A. (Prime) shareholding and the introduction…
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