Tag: Dr. Kennie Obateru

Obateru Twins, Drs. Kennie, Taye, Bag Eruku Chieftaincy Titles

Damilola Olonade

What Kwara top monarch, dignitaries and Team Lead, Platforms Africa said about the Obateru twins who successfully voided the axiom; “prophets are not honoured at home” + See-for-yourself photos of talk-of-the-town event   Top traditional ruler in Kwara state, the Owa of Eruku, Oba Busari Olarewaju Amuludun 1, has conferred Chieftaincy titles on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) ex-spokesman, Dr. Kennie Obateru; his wife, Monisola; and his twin brother, Dr. Taye, and wife, Agnes. Platforms Africa reports that the honour on the Obateru twins coincided with the 10th…

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Nigeria Sinks To Number 4, Dethroned by Angola, Algeria, Libya As Africa’s Top Oil Producer

Abibat Babalola

  . Platforms Africa Forum Reviews Legislation Threat To FID, Ease of Doing Business   Nigeria has lost the top spot as Africa’s number one oil producer. Team Lead of Platforms Africa, Adeola Yusuf, who said this on the sideline of the Continental Forum In Lagos, added that the country has, through production statistics for the month of October, sank from number one to number four biggest producer after Angola, Algeria and Libya. “While in October, Algeria produced 1.060 million barrels per day, Angola produced 1.051 million bpd, Libya’s output…

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Friends Remember Levi Ajuonuma, Others As Dana Plane Crash Clocks 10 Yrs

Efe Wellington

How I escaped being killed in the ill-fated Dana plane crash – Kate Henshaw Friends, families and acquaintances today, Friday, June 3, remember the late ace broadcaster and spokesperson for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Levi Ajuonuma, and other passengers of the ill-fated Dana Plane that crashed and killed all passengers and crew exactly 10 years ago. Platforms Africa reports that in an advertorial placed in some national dailies by 36 of the friends of Ajuonuma, they extolled the virtues of the departed soul. The plane, which crashed…

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NNPC ex-Spokesman, Dr. Kennie Obateru, Pens Emotional Tribute To Wife at 60

Kennie Obateru

How we met in 1975, got married in 1989, Obateru opens up on 46-year love life with wife who has travelled with him “through good and challenging times in the many decades of relationship.”   SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO MY DARLING WIFE ON HER 60TH BIRTHDAY Words are not adequate for me to describe my adorable friend, confidant, partner and wife of so many years; my God-given special gift in whom I am well pleased and so attuned. You are a precious gift of God to me and I thank the…

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BREAKING: 7 Senior Mgt. Staff Affected as Shakeup rocks NNPC + FULL LIST

ADEOLA YUSUF

Engr. Yusuf Usman, formerly Chief Operating Officer, Gas & Power, disengaged, Garba Deen Muhammad takes over from Dr. Kennie Obateru   In a bid to strengthen and reposition the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) towards attaining global excellence and profitability, the Management of the Corporation has announced the promotion and redeployment of some staff to fill key vacant positions. Platforms Africa reports that this was contained in a statement released by the Corporation’s Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru on Monday. Mr. Billy Okoye has been…

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Reports alleging NNPC in Financial Straits Fake – Obateru

Efe Wellington

NNPC insists on N112bn deduction from Remittance to the Federation Account, says Revenue Projection in Letter to AGF Not Reflection of Financial Standing   The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has clarified that the revenue projection contained in the letter to the Accountant General of the Federation being cited in the media pertains only to the Federation revenue stream being managed by the Corporation and not a reflection of the overall financial performance of the Corporation. A press release by the Corporation’s spokesman, Dr. Kennie Obateru, stated that the clarification…

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EXCLUSIVE: Nigeria loses 70,156MW electricity to gas flaring in 31 days

  A total of 17.174 bcf of gas burnt by Oil Producers in January can, based on available generation, power the entire nation for 20 days + JVs, PSCs and NPDC’s contributions to gas flaring in January   The volume of gas burnt by oil producers in Nigeria in 31 days of January could generate 70,156 Mega Watt (MW) of electricity, Platforms Africa reports authoritatively. Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation with approximately 200 million people, is presently suffering from acute shortage in electricity supply blamed mostly by electricity generators on…

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NNPC Releases 66th Monthly Report, Downs Pipeline Vandalism by 37.2% in Jan

Efe Wellington

  The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Tuesday deepened its culture of transparency as it released the 66th edition of its Monthly Financial and Operational Report (MFOR) in which it announced a 37.21 % decrease in cases of pipeline vandalism across the country in the month of January 2021. This report, according to a press release by the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the Corporation, Dr. Kennie Obateru, indicates that a total of 27 pipeline points were vandalized in January 2021 down from the 43 points…

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Afreximbank’s $1bn fund for PH Refinery Rehab, fruit of transparency- Kyari

Aliyu Aliyu

. As NNPC, NEITI Renew Commitment to Deepen Transparency The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Thursday declared that it secured financing agreement for the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refinery by the African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) as a fruit it reaped from its transparency and accountability. Though the rehabilitation is to gulp $1.5 billion, the financing deals secured from the Afreximbank, Platforms Africa gathered, is $1 billion. Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari, said while playing host to the management team of the Nigeria Extractive…

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Kyari: Buhari, only Nigerian President that has never interfered in NNPC

Efe Wellington

  Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari remains the only president that has never interfered in the operations of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari, who, according to a press release,  declared this in Sokoto, Northwest Nigeria, while delivering the Usmanu Danfodiyo University’s 2021 First Quarter Public Lecture Series, commended President Buhari for giving the Corporation’s Management free-hand to deliver on its mandate. Speaking on the topic, “Navigating Energy Transition and the Imperatives of University-Industry Collaboration,” Kyari added, according to a statement issued…

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