The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the temporary freezing of four Jaiz bank accounts linked to the immediate-past Group Managing Director (GMD) of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mr Mele Kyari, over allegations of fraud. Justice Emeka Nwite made the order on Tuesday after counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes…
Former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has dismissed reports suggesting he is in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), describing the claim as mischievous and entirely false. Reacting via his verified X (formerly Twitter) account on Saturday, Kyari expressed dismay over what…
Mele Kyari, former group CEO of Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd, is in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), TheCable understands. Kyari and some top officials of the national company who were recently relieved of their jobs are being questioned over allegations of mismanagement of funds and abuse of office….
President Bola Tinubu, in a sweeping reconstitution of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC, Limited board, has sacked the Group Chief Executive Officer, GCEO, Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari, and the board chairman, Chief Pius Akinyelure. President Tinubu also removed all other board members appointed with Akinyelure and Kyari in November 2023. This was made public…
The Group Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mallam Mele Kyari has disclosed that he went from being an Almajiri school pupil to becoming the head of the national oil company. Kyari stated this on his X handle, @MKKyari, on Wednesday as he celebrated his 60th birthday. He expressed profound gratitude to…
A group, the Nigerian Coalition of Civil Society Organisations, has called for immediate investigations into alleged sabotage against the plan to turn around the petroleum refineries in the country. This is just as the group demanded the immediate removal from office of the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, noting…
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited(NNPCL), Mele Kyari has lost his daughter, Fatima. Fatima, 25, was said to have died on Friday, October 11, in Abuja. Her funeral prayers held at the Annur Mosque in Abuja were attended by the Vice President, Kashim Shettima and other friends and associates…
Vice President, Kashim Shettima, on Thursday summoned the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, and the Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari. The Vice President also summoned the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu over the recent hike in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS),…
The national leadership of the Emerging Leaders Forum of Nigeria (ELFON), has called for protest against NNPC Chairman, Mele Kyari over increment in fuel pump price. ELFON, an umbrella body for Leaders of Youth Professional bodies, Ethnic youth organisations and young business owners directed all her 36 state chapters to mobilize 100 Nigerian Youth each…
The Concern Nigerian Youths for Good Governance (CNYGG) is calling on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to as a matter of urgency Sack Mele Kyari, the GCEO of NNPC before he rubbish the Renewed Hope administration led President Bola Tinubu. It is no longer news the level of hardship high cost of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS)…