ENGINEERS FAROUK AHMED, GBENGA KOMOLAFE RESIGN, PRESIDENT TINUBU NOMINATES SUCCESSORS TO THE SENATE FOR APPROVAL. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE   ENGINEERS FAROUK AHMED, GBENGA KOMOLAFE RESIGN, PRESIDENT TINUBU NOMINATES SUCCESSORS TO THE SENATE FOR APPROVAL President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve the nominations of two new chief executives for the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).   The requests followed the resignation of Engineer Farouk Ahmed of the NMDPRA and Gbenga Komolafe of the NUPRC. Both officials were appointed in 2021 by former President Buhari to lead the two regulatory agencies created by the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA).   To fill these positions, President Tinubu has written to the Senate, requesting expedited confirmation of Oritsemeyiwa Amanorisewo Eyesan as CEO of NUPRC and Engineer Saidu Aliyu Mohammed as CEO of NMDPRA.   The two nominees are seasoned professionals in the oil and gas industry.   Eyesan, a graduate of Economics f...

EFCC IS SET TO PROSECUTE 8 MEN ARRESTED FOR ILLEGAL DEALING IN PETROLEUM PRODUCT.{PHOTOS}.


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    The Uyo zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday July 27, 2018, took over a merchant vessel MV EFEMENA along with its content of 773,472 litres of illegally refined petroleum product and 8 crew members from the Nigerian Navy in Calabar Cross River state.
The Commander NNS Victory, Comd. Julius A. Nwagu said his men effected the arrest of the vessel and cargo along with the eight Nigerian crew members on board the said vessel on April 18, 2018, along the Calabar water ways, following an intelligence report.
According to Comd. Nwagu the vessel was loaded with the illegal petroleum product around Utue platform an offshore oil field days before the approved date granted it.
"MV EFEMENA was granted Naval Headquarters and Eastern Naval Command approvals to load 1,000 metric tons of AGO via ship to ship transfer from MT BAKER offshore Escravos, from 17 to 30 April 2018, but loaded the illegal product from other sources days before approved dates".
"The history trail of both vessels (MT BAKER and MV EFEMENA) never made any contact between 10th and 18th April 2018.The Nigerian Navy will continue to ensure that all forms of smuggling on our waters shall not thrive because we will ensure that such smugglers are picked up and handed over to the appropriate authorities such as the EFCC" said Nwagu.
The eight arrested Nigerian crew members on board the vessel are: Linus Kemefa (captain), Sunday Ime Ekpo (chief engineer), Onovughakpor Decent (Boatswains mate), Joseph Affie (Second Engineer), Francis Agbo (Cook), Omatseye Godsgift (Able seaman), Daniel Igwe (Cadet) and Joseph Ogheneovo (Super Cargo).The suspects would be charged to court soon.More photos below.

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