Buhari Gives NNPC New Directive
President Muhammadu Buhari has issued a new directive to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), telling it extend its exploration to six basins in the country.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president gave the directive at Barambu town in Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State while flagging-off the commencement of drilling activities at Kolmani-II Oil Well, Gongola Basin, Upper Benue Trough.
“Exploration in our frontier basins is imperative to the economy of the country.
“I therefore, have directed NNPC to intensify its campaign in the Chad Basin, to discover new hydrogen to extend the economy of the people within the region and the nation at large.
“Our next level is to ensure that exploration is extended to Chad Basin, Gongola Basin , Anambra Basin, Sokoto Basin, Dahomey Basin, Bida Basin and Benue Trough, for more prosperous Nigeria.
“Gas and oil remain critical to the present economic development of our country and the future,” he said.
According to him, they remain “key to the implementation of our budget at all levels of government.
He further commended the NNPC for the exploration into Kalmani River II Well, which he said, will spur-off socioeconomic activities.