Abuja, May 13, 2025 – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) is to resume oil prospecting in the northern part of Nigeria, two years after it stopped oil drilling in the area.
Bayo Ojulari, the NNPCL Group Managing Director of NNPCL, disclosed this on Monday during an interview with the BBC Hausa Service.
He said oil drilling would resume in the area under his leadership in furtherance of former President Buhari’s agenda to turn the north into an oil rich area.
“We will continue with the oil drilling in Kolmani and other places. After the oil drilling, we will also ensure that we complete the gas pipeline from Ajaokuta to Kano.
“This will bring benefits to the region, which will lead to everyone benefiting because wealth will increase. Therefore, we must return and continue this project,” he said.
Ojulari said efforts were on to end the disagreement between the NNPC and the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and build a mutually rewarding relationship.
He described himself as a northerner, expressing surprise by the reaction of some northerners over his appointment as they thought he is a southerner.
He urged all Nigerians to support him with prayers to successfully move the country forward.
