Tag: NNPC

  • NNPC Says It Rejected 5 Cargoes Containing Substandard Petrol

    NNPC Says It Rejected 5 Cargoes Containing Substandard Petrol

    The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, on Wednesday, disclosed how five cargoes containing ethanol-laden Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) were rejected after discovering that the first was substandard. The Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Melee Kyari, also disclosed that the company was filing damages against suppliers of the substandard PMS, while alleging that Duke Oil,…

  • NNPC Apologises To Nigerians Over Pains Caused By Contaminated Fuel

    NNPC Apologises To Nigerians Over Pains Caused By Contaminated Fuel

    Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has said it regrets the hardships it caused Nigerians by the importation of off-spec Premium Motor Spirit, known as petrol. The Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Mele Kyari, while appearing before the House of Representatives in Abuja on Wednesday, said the struggles for fuel would end by next week,…

  • British High Commissioner meets Malami over Twitter ban, PIB

    British High Commissioner meets Malami over Twitter ban, PIB

    The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN on Thursday hosted the High Commissioner of the Great Britain, Ms. Catriona Laing. Dr Umar Gwandu, the minister’s Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. He said the meeting which lasted for almost an hour…

  • Another former NNPC GMD dies

    Another former NNPC GMD dies

    The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Monday announced the demise of its former Group Managing Director, Dr Joseph Dawha. Dawha is the second ex-GMD of the national oil firm to have passed on in the last three months, as the immediate past GMD of the corporation, Maikanti Baru, died towards the end of May this…