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NNPC/NPDC Target Production Of 500,000 Barrels Of Liguefied Natural Gas Per Day

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The Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Engineer Mele Kyari, Wednesday disclosed that the company is aiming at producing 500, 000 barrels of liguefied natural gas per day for domestic consumption.

The Group Managing Director made this disclosure during an inception tour to Oredo Integrated Gas Handling Plant Facility, IGHF, belonging to NPDC in Ologbo, Edo State, to ascertain the level of completion of the facility.

Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, NPDC, is a subsidiary of the NNPC.

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He added that after the completion, Nigeria will be sufficient in Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, stressing that the facility was awarded in 2015 but commenced work in 2017, and will be completed October this year.

According to him, the production of 500, 000 barrels per day would be achieved in the next two years, just as he added that series of projects and activities have been lined up to achieve this.

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He noted that NPDC was producing about 136, 000 barrels per day, but with improvement, the company is now producing 260,000 barrels per day, just as he described it as magnificent level of growth in the upstream company.

“A year ago, NPDC was producing about 136 000 barrels per day, but today, we are producing 260, 000 barrels per day. This is a very magnificent level of growth in any upstream company, and our target is to take this company to production level of 500, 000 barrels per day.

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“This is possible within two years. We have lined up series of projects and activities in this regards. Today, we have the highest number of rings running in this country. Five rings runing at the same time, adding incremental value, and delivering major projects which will ultimately take to producing that 500 000 target,” he said.

He further disclosed that NPDC, being an indigenous company, contributes about a billion standard cubic feet of gas production to the entire mix of production, adding that majority of it goes into the domestic market.

Kyari said with the support and alignment of stakeholders particularly President Muhammadu Buhari, NPDC would be rated as the number one upstream company in the nation.

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Mele Kyari, NNPC GMD signing out from the facility on Wednesday.

“NPDC is a company 100 percent owned by Nigeria, and we are delivering it to be number one upstream company in this country.

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” With the support and alignment of all the stakeholders particularly the support we are getting from President Muhammadu Buhari, we are delivering this company (NPDC) as the number one upstream company.

” We are optimistic that gas will now be delivered without interruption into the domestic market; supply of crude oil to the international market by our own company and through our own control will be justified.

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“Today, the largest contributor of gas to the domestic market particularly power sector is NPDC. This is a national responsibility and a commercial venture with a national outlook,” he noted.

Earlier, Mansur Sambo, Managing Director, NPDC, said after the completion, not less than 250,000 metric tons will be coming to the domestic market, and that at least 18 to 20 trucks of LPG will be rolled out from the facility on daily basis.

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Sambo said, “ On a daily basis, we will be doing between 18 and 20 trucks of LPG, and then we have propelled, as well, we will be having around 15 and 20 in total. We will be delivering about 40 trucks of LPG. That is what translates to the 250,000 metric tons that will be coming to the domestic market.

Sambo assured that with the plant, gas would now be delivered without interruption into the domestic market.

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JUST IN: Tinubu Decorates New Service Chiefs

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President Bola Tinubu on Thursday decorated the new service chiefs with their respective ranks at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The ceremony, which began shortly after 2pm saw the President perform the decoration alongside Vice President Kashim Shettima and the spouses of the decorated officers, each dressed in their respective service uniforms.

Those decorated were General Olufemi Oluyede as the Chief of Defence Staff; Lieutenant-General Wahidi Shaibu as Chief of Army Staff; Air Marshal Kennedy Aneke as Chief of Air Staff; and Vice Admiral Idi Abbas and Chief of Naval Staff.

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The Senate had, on Wednesday, confirmed the four nominees after a two-hour closed-door screening session where they were grilled on strategies to strengthen national security and improve coordination among the armed forces.

Tinubu had earlier written the red chamber, seeking an expedited confirmation process “to ensure continuity in the nation’s security leadership.”

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It was observed that the ceremony was attended by senior government officials, lawmakers family members of the service chiefs and top officers from the various arms of the military.

The President, Vice President and the officers’ spouses took turns pinning the new ranks on each of the decorated chiefs.

The decoration came barely one week after the Presidency announced a sweeping reshuffle in the military hierarchy.

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In the statement signed by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, it said the shake-up was part of efforts to inject new direction into the nation’s defence architecture.

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The Chief of Defence Intelligence, Major General E. A. P. Undiendeye, retained his position.

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Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, later told our correspondent that the changes were not connected to recent rumours of a coup plot, saying, “The President acted within his authority as Commander-in-Chief. Service chiefs can be hired and fired by the President.”

On Monday, Tinubu had met privately with the new service chiefs at the Villa.

They arrived in a black Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van escorted by a green Toyota Land Cruiser, and the session lasted about 40 minutes.

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Presidency sources said the President charged them to take decisive action against insurgents and bandits, particularly in the North.

Last Friday’s reshuffle followed an October 19 report alleging that some officers were plotting to overthrow the government — a claim later dismissed by the Defence Headquarters as “false and mischievous.”

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The Director of Defence Information, Brigadier-General Tukur Gusau, said the alleged arrests linked to a coup were “issues of indiscipline” within the ranks, describing the report as “intended to cause unnecessary tension and distrust among the populace.”

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JUST IN: Eurozone Growth Beats Expectations In Third Quarter

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The eurozone economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter of 2025, official data showed Thursday.

The EU’s data agency said the 20-country single currency area recorded growth of 0.2 per cent over the July-September period from the previous quarter.

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The figure was higher than the 0.1 per cent forecast by analysts for Bloomberg and FactSet.

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PHOTOS: Police Inspector, Others Die In Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Multiple-truck Crash

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At least four persons were feared dead while several others sustained injuries in a multiple-vehicle crash involving five articulated trucks on Kara Bridge, inward Mowe, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Thursday.

A police inspector attached to the Lagos State Police Command was said to be among the victims.

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Moshood Jimoh, who confirmed the incident on Thursday during a visit to the scene, said emergency response teams worked through the early hours to rescue victims and clear the wreckage.

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“We have a case of multiple accidents at the border between Ogun and Lagos State. Five vehicles were involved, all articulated vehicles. Precisely, three people have been rescued from the scene of the accident.

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As early as 5 a.m., we have been on it, and we have other agencies here assisting us. We have LASTMA, the Road Safety Corps, and other security agencies,” Ishola said.

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He explained that preliminary investigations showed the crash was caused by a trailer that suffered brake failure.

At the beginning, we have a trailer that failed to brake, and it is important that everybody in charge of their vehicle ensures proper maintenance,” he stated.

The commissioner also confirmed the death of one of his officers who was part of the police advance team deployed to the scene.

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“It’s very unfortunate that we lost one of our police inspectors who came with our advance team to salvage the situation,” he said.

Ishola cautioned motorists, particularly drivers of articulated vehicles, against reckless driving, which he described as a leading cause of fatal crashes on highways.

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We want road users, especially those driving articulated vehicles, to stop this kind of recklessness. If they are not reckless in their driving habit, we won’t have this kind of accident,” he warned.

Rescue operations involving the police, Federal Road Safety Corps, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, and other agencies were still ongoing as of press time, while efforts to remove the damaged vehicles and restore traffic flow continued.

 

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