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By Johnson Nwankwo The Nigeria Ethnic Nationality Youth Leaders Council Worldwide has asked the managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, to resign within seven days. This was contained in a statement issued by Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, the publicity secretary of the group. Recall that last week, the group accused the Kyari-led NNPCL of sabotaging the take-off of local refineries, including the Dangote refinery. In the statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday, the group vowed to cripple the country with a protest should Kyari fail to resign within seven days. The youth leaders said…

By Johnson Nwankwo The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has declared a state of emergency on the Nigerian oil and gas industry. The move is aimed at reviving the crippling crude production in the country. The company stated this in a statement issued by its chief corporate communications Officer, Olufemi O. Soneye. It said its group chief executive, Mele Kyari, disclosed this in a keynote address at the opening ceremony of the 23rd edition of the Nigeria Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition (NOG Energy Week) in Abuja, on Tuesday. “We have decided to stop the debate. We have…