Tag: Mele Kyari

Unaccounted ₦210tr: “Produce Mele Kyari, others” – Senate to NNPCL GCEO 

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Senate to NNPCL GCEO

The 10th Senate, through its committee on Public Accounts, has set April 29, 2026, as deadline for appearance of management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited ( NNPCL) before it over the yet-to-be-accounted ₦210trillion contained in audit reports from 2017 to 2023 . The Committee specifically declared that the Group Chief Executive Officer ( GCEO) of NNPCL, Engineer Bayo Ojulari , should lead the immediate-past GCEO , Mele Kyari , former Chief Financial Officer , Umar Ajia , Dr. Bala Wunti and external auditors of the National Oil Company…

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Ex-NNPCL boss, Kyari grilled by EFCC over missing $7.2bn

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Kyari grilled by EFCC

…4 bank accounts frozen Former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, yesterday submitted himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja, as investigators intensify a $7.2 billion refinery maintenance probe. Kyari, who arrived at the commission’s headquarters around 2:15 pm, was grilled over alleged fraud and irregularities in multi-billion-dollar turn-around maintenance contracts for Nigeria’s refineries during his tenure. Sources within the anti-graft agency confirmed that the former oil chief is “with investigators at the moment,” though EFCC spokesperson, Dele…

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Protesters storm UAE embassy, seek Mele Kyari’s deportation over NNPCL probe

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Protesters on Mele Kyari

Hundreds of young Nigerian professionals on Wednesday stormed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Embassy in Abuja, demanding that the country to deport Mele Kyari, former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, to answer questions over alleged corruption during his tenure. The protesters, under the aegis of Young Professionals Forum (YPF), said Kyari’s presence in Nigeria is required in the probe of the financial activities of the national oil company during his tenure as group chief executive officer. The group accused Kyari of sabotaging local…

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NNPCL now proud part-owner of ?angote Refinery Mele Kyari

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company limited, (NNPCL), has disclosed that its a proud part-owner of the ?angote Refinery. This was disclosed by NNPCLs Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari at a conference hosted by the Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists in Lagos, on Monday. Recall that following the commencement of the refinery, Aliko ?angote had accused NNPCL and some cabals in the oil sector of trying to sabotage its operations. However, Kyari dismissed the claims that NNPCL was undermining the operations of the ?angote refinery, saying: The point is very…

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Protesters storm NAssembly, demand Kyaris sacking

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Protesters at NASS on Kyari

A group, the Nigerian Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) 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, (NNPCL), noting that his management of the oil industry has done more to the local refineries than good. In a protest rally at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja, yesterday, the coalition of CSOs said policies…

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Transparency Group demands immediate removal of Mele Kyari, all Directors

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Transparency Group demands

Says, “WeII occupy NNPCL Towers” The Transparency Advocacy for Development Initiatives, (TADI), has called for the immediate and urgent dismissal of Mele Kyari as the Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, (NNPCL), along with his entire leadership team. According to the group, Kyaris tenure has been a catastrophic failure, marked by broken promises, gross mismanagement and alleged systemic corruption, saying all this has left Nigeria reeling from an enduring fuel crisis and a crushing debt burden. The groups statement, signed by its Programmes, Research,…

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Mele Kyari, NNPCL under fire over $2bn P’Harcourt refinery project

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Mele Kyari, NNPCL

Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), under the aegis of the APC Youth Solidarity Network, have voiced strong criticisms of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) over what they describe as a $2 billion waste in failed attempts to revitalise the Port Harcourt Refinery. At a press briefing on Monday, the group through its president, Olayemi Isaac, accused NNPCL, under the leadership of Mele Kyari, of failing to make the refinery functional despite multiple promises and substantial funding. He stated, We demand the immediate investigation and probe into…

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Concerned Group write US govt. over NNPCL, Kyari’s violation of sanctions on Russia crude oil

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Group petitions US on Kyari

An advocacy group of concerned Nigerian citizens, Concerned Citizens on Economic Reform Nigeria, (CCERN), has petitioned the US government to investigate and sanction the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and its GCEO, Mele Kyari, for allegedly violating sanctions on Russian crude oil. In a letter to the US Department of the Treasurys Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the group claimed that NNPCL, under Kyaris leadership, has been importing Russian crude oil and petroleum products above the price cap set by the Price Cap Coalition, comprising the US, G7,…

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Alleged Corruption@NNPCL: Group launches nationwide protest demanding Kyaris sack

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Vows to occupy its headquarters until Tinubu acts A civil society organisation, Civil Society Network on Economic and Social Advancement, (CSNOESA), has launched a nationwide campaign to collect one million signatures demanding the immediate removal of Dr. Mele Kyari as the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, (NNPCL). CSNOESA accused Kyari of mismanaging the NNPC, causing fuel scarcity, and disregarding President Bola Ahmed Tinubus directives. They also alleged corruption, fraud, and embezzlement under Kyaris leadership. National Spokesperson for the group, Abubakar Yale, who addressed…

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“Suspend NNPCLs boss, Kyari; probe alleged subsidy scam” – CNPP asks Tinubu

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CNPP asks Tinubu

The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties, (CNPP), has called for the suspension of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, (NNPCL) Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), Mele Kyari. In a statement issued on Sunday by its deputy spokesman, James Ezema, CNPP also called for a probe into allegations of fuel subsidy scams, importation of sub-standard petroleum products and the mismanagement of the Port Harcourt Refinery. CNPP wants the authorities to hold NNPCL accountable by immediately suspending Mele Kyari and independently probing the subsidy scam and other allegations in Nigerias upstream and…

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