Barely few months that oil was discovered in Bauchi and Gombe state, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited on Friday announced the discovery of oil in Nasarawa State and said it was set to drill the first foot of an oil well in the Northern state.It said the discovery was in continuation of its oil exploration activities in the country’s inland basins, adding that it would spud the first oil well in Nasarawa State in March 2023.The report stated that NNPC...

Nigeria is one of the countries where natural resources are converted to individuals business or property and this made the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to accuse religious leaders, security agencies, and even some NNPC staff of the theft of the nation’s crude oil.The NNPC Group Chief Executive Officer, Kyari said this during the 49th session of the weekly ministerial brief at the State House in Abuja, stressing that oil theft is largely carrie...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) has cautioned Nigerians not to engage in panic buying of petrol, saying it has enough product for the country.The NNPC said this in a late Sunday statement by its Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Garba Deen Muhammad.The corporation said the sudden appearance of fuel queues in parts of Abuja was due to low loadouts at depots, which usually happen during long public holidays.It said it has over 2.5 bi...