By Uthman Salami Ahead of the 2023 presidential election in Nigeria, some aspirants’ names, such as Akinwunmi Adesina, Goodluck Jonathan, Chris Ngige, Timipre Sylva and Mr Godwin Emefiele have been expunged from the list of the screening NewsDirect reports. Before…
By Uthman Salami The Ad-hoc Committee of the House of Representatives investigating the state of refineries in Nigeria has summoned the Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva and others, issuing a 7-day ultimatum to appear before it or risk…
The Ministry of Petroleum Resources said it has delivered on all priority project areas assigned to the ministry by President Muhammadu Buhari. Chief Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, said this at a Town Hall meeting with the…
By Oladipupo Olayemi The Nigeria Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM) has called for the urgent intervention over the increasing and skyrocketing price of cooking gas. The association charged the Minister of state for Petroleum Resources Federal Republic of…
Several Inter national Oil Companies (IoCs) are mulling over the idea of leaving their onshore operations in Nigeria owing to litigations. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Chief Timipre Sylva said this recently. He recalled that on the assumption…
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva on Thursday commissioned the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board’s Technology Incubation and Innovation Center and formally launched the US$50 million Nigerian Content Research and Development Fund. The Minister performed…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) will become a commercial company within six months, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva said, on Tuesday. This follows the signing of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) into law by President…
By Uthman Salami The Minister of state for petroleum resources Timipre Sylva, has said that the Federal Government current economic strategies are being geared towards encouraging more used of natural gas He said the penetration of natural gas and its…
Gloria Akudoro, Abuja The Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Mr. Timipre Sylva, said the federal government has lost revenue in taxes, royalties and other payments on the Atala oilfield located in Bayelsa including 10 others revoked in April 2020. The…
…opening ceremony, dinner to hold at State House Banquet Hall The Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources has reiterated that the Nigeria International Petroleum Summit (N.I.P.S) will hold as scheduled from June 6 to June 10, 2021 following approval granted by…
