President Bola Tinubu has appointed Bashir Ojulari as the new Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited.
NNPCL New Boss
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed the development in a statement he signed in the early hours of Wednesday titled, ‘President Tinubu reconstitutes NNPC limited board, appoints new Chairman, Group CEO.’
Onanuga stated that Tinubu, invoking the powers granted under Section 59, subsection 2 of the Petroleum Industry Act, 2021, also sacked Mele Kyari as the NNPCL GMD.
The President also dissolved the company’s board, including its chairman, Pius Akinyelure, and reconsitutued an 11-member board.
According to Onanuga, Ojulari’s appointment takes effect on April 2, 2025.
Ojulari, an indigene of Kwara State, is a seasoned Nigerian engineer with expertise in petroleum, process, and production engineering.
