Nigeria's Jonathan Fires Govt Oil Chief

President Goodluck Jonathan has replaced the head of the National Petroleum Corporation, the state body through which the government regulates and participates in the oil industry.

Traffic scene in Port Harcourt with Shell barrels.

  • Nigeria:   FG Sacks NNPC GMD, Board

    Vanguard, 27 June 2012

    THE gale of change unleashed by President Goodluck Jonathan last week to rev up his administration which saw the removal of his erstwhile National Security Adviser, Gen. Andrew… Read more »

  • Nigeria:   Yakubu Replaces Oniwon At NNPC

    Daily Trust, 27 June 2012

    President Goodluck Jonathan has removed the Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Engineer Austen Oniwon and replaced him with… Read more »

  • Nigeria:   President Jonathan Approves Re-Composition of NNPC Management Team

    Nigeria First, 26 June 2012

    To further strengthen the ongoing reforms and transformation of Nigeria's Petroleum sector, and in furtherance of efforts to achieve greater transparency and accountability in… Read more »

  • Nigeria:   Jonathan Appoints New GMD for NNPC

    Vanguard, 26 June 2012

    President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed Mr. Andrew Yakubu as the new Group Managing Director The the former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum… Read more »

  • Nigeria:   Jonathan Retires NNPC GMD, Management Team

    This Day, 26 June 2012

    President Goodluck Jonathan Tuesday approved the retirement of the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr. Austen Oniwon and the entire… Read more »

Nigerian oil rig.

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