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Niger Delta Avengers has denied reports of the group or its representatives meeting with the petroleum minister, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu as reported by Sahara reporters yesterday at the Delta state government house The group made it known through its twitter handle See tweet:

Nigeria's Minister of State for petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu visited Gbaramatu Kingdom to meet representatives of Niger Delta Avengers. See Photos:

Nigeria's Ministers of Transportation and Petroleum Resources, Rotimi and Ibe Kachikwu on Tuesday reportedly disagreed with each other publicly. Watch Video: Amaechi and Kachikwu Fight In Public Both men disagreed on the the relocation of the Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta State...

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu yesterday responded to questions by some aggrieved participants from theSouth-South region over the inequitable distribution of oil blocs at the region’s Town Hall Meeting. Here are 7 important things he said: 1. President Muhammadu...

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the suspension of military action against militants in the Niger Delta region for two weeks, NNPC GMD, Ibe Kachikwu has revealed. This is so the federal government can open dialogue with the militants, he said. “The President is interested in...

Nigeria's Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, has stated that the federal government needs to improve its amnesty programme for militants in Niger Delta. According to him, this is neccesary so as to address "neglect by the government and international oil companies". "The...

The Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has told members of the House of Representatives that the Federal Government had no other option than to increase the price of fuel. He said that this was because of the diminished foreign exchange supply situation in Nigeria, which forced...

There is commotion at the house of representatives over admittance of Petroleum Minister, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu into the lower chamber, The Cable reports. Members of the house are divided over a motion to admit Ibe Kachikwu, minister of state for petroleum, into the green chamber. Kachikwu is...

The federal government today, announced the removal of petrol subsidy an pegged the official rate at N145/per Litre. Below is the press statement released by the Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu “We have just finished a meeting of various stakeholders presided over by His...

Ibe Kachikwu, minister of state for petroleum resources, says Nigeria is looking at privatising its refineries within 12 months. The minister, who doubles as the group managing director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), says his team is working with oil majors on improving the...

The World Bank has praised the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, for bringing transparency and accountability to bear on the operations of the Oil and Gas Industry in Nigeria. The Managing...

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu yesterday revealed that over 30 per cent of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol is being diverted to neighbouring countries, including Chad and Cameroun. Kachikwu, who spoke at a town hall meeting in Lagos...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation said 1,194 trucks of petrol were loaded nationwide on Tuesday. This is contained in the corporation’s Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) daily supply nationwide schedule released in Abuja. According to the statement, twenty one import vessels laden with a...

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu on Tuesday said that the scarcity of petrol which had lasted a while in the country would be over from Wednesday (tomorrow) through to Thursday in Abuja and Lagos. Kachikwu, who said this during a town hall meeting he had with...

The Secretary of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) Reconciliation/Interim Management Committee, Lawson Ngoa in a statement yesterday heaped the blame for the petroleum product scarcity on the door step of leadership tussle in IPMAN. The lingering leadership...

The Federal Government has declared a state of emergency for petroleum products distribution in a swift move to end the recurrent fuel shortages, particularly of premium motor spirit, PMS being experienced in the country. According to Vanguard. private operators in the country now have the...

The Senate on Monday summoned the Minister of State for Petroleum, Mr Ibe Kachikwu, to appear before its Committee on Petroleum Downstream on Tuesday, over lingering fuel scarcity in the country. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum Downstream, Sen. Jibrin Barau, told newsmen shortly...

The former governor of Lagos State and national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu yesterday, blasted Ibe Kachikwu, Minister of State, Petroleum, for telling Nigerians that he “was not trained as a magician”, a reference to the lingering fuel scarcity that appears...

Labour unions in the country have called for the resignation of Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Ibe Kachikwu after the latter said fuel scarcity may persists in the country for the next two months. Read: I'm Not a Magician, Fuel Scarcity Won't End Soon - Kachikwu General Secretary...

Minister of state for Petroleum Resources and Group Managing Director of NNPC, Ibe Kachikwu, has apologized to Nigerians over the lingering fuel scarcity. He also assured that the fuel situation will soon be allayed. See tweets: