Meet the new NNPC Group CEO: Brilliance, Experience, Acumen
By Kunle Akogun Following the overhaul of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to enhance operational efficiency, restore investor confidence, and make the company more commercially viable, a new Group Managing Director has been apppointed for the national petroleum conglomerate. He is Engr Bashir Bayo Ojulari. A seasoned engineer with expertise in petroleum, process, and production engineering, with over three...
Oke Ode community hails new NNPC MD’s appointment, commends Tinubu
The Oke Ode Community Development Association in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State has congratulated Engr Bashir Bayo Ojulari on his appointment by President Bola Tinubu as the new Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL) The National Chairman of the Community Association, Alhaji Nasrudeen Salaudeen, described the appointment as "well-merited and a round peg in...
Meet the New NNPCL Boss, Bashir Ojulari
By UGO AMADI Bayo Bashir Ojulari, the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), is a seasoned Nigerian engineer with expertise in petroleum, process, and production engineering. Before his new appointment, He was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Renaissance Africa Energy Company. His Renaissance recently led a consortium of indigenous energy firms in...
BREAKING: Tinubu Sacks Kyari, Akinyelure as NNPCL Boss, names Ojulari others as replacement
By Ayinde Muhammed President Bola Tinubu has removed the chairman, Pius Akinyelure and the Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari. Consequently, the President appointed Bashir Ojulari as the new CEO, effective from April 2, 2025. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, revealed the development in a statement he signed in the early hours of Wednesday titled, ‘President Tinubu...
KWASU: From Akanbi to Jimoh, A legacy of Progress and Achievements
By Isiaka Babatunde Today, April 1, 2025, marks a significant milestone in the history of Kwara State University. It was on this day in 2020 that Late Professor Muhammed Mustapha Akanbi was appointed as the second substantive Vice Chancellor of the institution to serve a five-year term, after Professor Abdulrasheed Na'Allah, the first Substantive Vice Chancellor. Little did we...
“Democracy Lives, Not Dying in Nigeria “, Aremu Disagrees with OBJ, canvasses Tinubu second Term Presidency
Despite the challenges of nation building, Nigeria has been described as a “Democracy Destination undergoing democratic consolidation ” contrary to some recent high profile discordant views about the prospects of democratic process in Africa. Recently both former President Olusegun Obasanjo and erstwhile governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, had claimed that democracy was dying in Africa and Nigeria”. However the...
Eid-el-Fitr: Egbewole tasks Muslims on life after Ramadan
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, has congratulated members of the institution's Muslim community and the entire Muslim Ummah on this year's Eid el-Fitri festival. In a statement signed by the University Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Kunle Akogun, the Vice Chancellor said that the occasion called for celebration as it marked the...
WATCH VIDEO: Sultan of Sokoto Declares Sunday, 30 March, 2025, as Eid-el- Fitr Day
The Suktan of Sokoto Alhaji Abubakar Saad III has declared Sunday, March 30, 2025, as Eid-el-Fitri day. This announcement marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting However, it's worth noting that the Federal Government has declared Monday, March 31, and Tuesday, April 1, 2025, as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Fitr celebration.
19 Years of Giving: MIF’s Annual Cash Donation to Hospital Patients
By Is'haq Babatunde The Ma'asalam Islamic Foundation (MIF), a charitable organization established by the late Justice Muhammed Mustapha Akanbi (CFR), has provided financial assistance to several indigent patients at the Ilorin General Hospital. This gesture is part of the foundation's Ramadan outreach program aimed at supporting vulnerable members of the community. The foundation, has since the beginning of Ramadan, embarked on a...
S. O. Ahmed: Celebrating A Super Patriot on Retirement
By Abubakar Imam Earlier today, Friday, March 28, 2025, the hardworking Chairman of the Western Zone of Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU), Alhaji Suleiman Oba Ahmed, retired from the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). He did upon the attainment of the age of 60 and after almost 35 years of unblemished career in the NIS. This outstanding son of Ilorin was...
