JUST IN: TINUBU SWEARS IN NNPCL BOARD
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By: Sefiu Ajape
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has officially inaugurated the board and management team of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), seven weeks after their appointment on April 2, 2025.
The swearing-in ceremony, held Thursday afternoon at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, saw the induction of Ahmadu Kida as the Non-Executive Chairman and Bashir Ojulari as the Group Chief Executive Officer of the NNPCL. The brief but formal event took place ahead of the President’s appearance at the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Summit, held at the State House Banquet Hall.
The newly constituted board comprises 11 members, including Adedapo Segun and Bello Rabiu, representing the North West; Yusuf Usman, representing the North East; and Babs Omotowa, a former Managing Director of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG), representing the North Central.
The inauguration marks a critical step in repositioning the NNPCL to align with ongoing reforms in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector.
Also on the board are Austin Avuru, Non-Executive Director for the South-South; David Ige, representing the South-West; and Henry Obih, representing the South-East.
Lydia Jafiya, Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Finance, will serve on the board as the ministry’s representative, while Aminu Ahmed will represent the Ministry of Petroleum Resources.
Top government officials present at the swearing-in were the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun; Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris; and Minister of State for Petroleum (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri.
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