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The Spokesperson for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Abdullahi Maiwada, has said Nigeria’s crude oil production has reached 1.66 million barrels per day.
Oando to Boost Nigeria’s Oil Production to 2mbpd Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Oil), says Oando’s acquisition of Eni’s Subsidiary, Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) will ramp up crude oil production to two million barrels per day (bpd). The minister said the Oando company has already increased production to more than 30,000 bpd sequel to the successful acquisition of the NAOC. Lokpobiri stated this on Thursday in Abuja during a meeting with a delegation from Oando Energy Resources Nigeria Ltd., led by its Managing Director, Dr Ainojie Irune. Oando Plc., one of the Nigeria’s leading indigenous energy…
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The Universal Basic Education Board Commission (UBEC) has partnered with the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) to launch a cloud
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