NUPRC: Nigeria Winning War against Illegal Bunkering, Oil Theft Reduced to 5,000 Bpd Hope rises as stolen crude falls from high of 108,000 bpd Commission exceeds revenue target by 84%
Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja
Efforts by the federal government
to ramp up crude production has begun to yield significant results, with oil theft now reduced to as low
as 5,000 barrels per day at the end of Q4, 2024, from a high of up to 108,000 bpd in Q1 of 2022.
The Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC),
Gbenga Komolafe, disclosed this at the weekend, while speaking at the ‘Renewed Hope Global Town Hall
Conference’ in Abuja.
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Court Dismisses Christian and Shyngle Wigwe's Application to Appoint Interim Administrators/Guardians in Herbert Wigwe's Estate Wale Igbintade Justice A.O. Adeyemi of the Lagos State High Court Family/Probate Court in Ikeja, has dismissed the
application filed by Christian Wigwe and Pastor Shyngle Wigwe, seeking the appointment of interim administrators in the estate of the late former Group
Managing Director and CEO of Access Bank, Herbert Wigwe. In a ruling delivered on February 6, 2025, the court resolved all issues raised by
the applicants and deemed their claims unsustainable. The applicants, Christian Wigwe and Pastor Shyngle Wigwe, had in an action
allegedly orchestrated by Emeka Wigwe, filed suit number ID/7735FPM/2024 against Access Bank Plc, Coronation Merchant Bank Ltd, and United Securities
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Amid Mounting Opposition, Matawalle Affirms North’s Support for Tinubu Cautions Babachir Lawal Highlights killing of 8,000 terrorists, rescue of 8,000 kidnap victims as key achievements Arewa think tank says region not divided against president
Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, yesterday, pushed back on recent comments by former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGoF), Babachir Lawal, regarding the much-talkedabout 2027 presidential ambition of President Bola Tinubu. Matawalle, in a statement by Director, Information and Public Relations in the ministry, Henshaw Ogubike, emphasised that Tinubu had made commendable strides in governance, and Lawal and his associates will be surprised by the resounding support the president would receive from the north in 2027. He stated, “President Bola Tinubu, who has been in office for just 19 months, has made significant contributions to all regions of Nigeria, including the north. The people of the north will Continued on page 5
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