Tinubu Sacks Kyari, Appoints Ojulari As New NNPC Boss
President Bola Tinubu has announced a major restructuring of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, effective April 2, 2025. The decision included the removal of the current group chief executive officer (GCEO), Mele Kyari, and the NNPCL Board chairman, Pius Akinyelure. Consequently, the President appointed Bashir Bayo Ojulari as the new Group CEO of NNPCL, while Ahmadu Musa Kida takes over as the non-executive chairman of the reconstituted 11-man Board of the oil company. According to a release issued in the early hours of Wednesday morning by presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, the President also removed all other board members appointed with Akinyelure and Kyari in November 2023. The new 11-man board has Engineer Bashir Bayo Ojulari as the Group CEO and Ahmadu Musa Kida as non-executive chairman. Also, Adedapo Segun, who replaced Umaru Isa Ajiya as the chief financial […]