President Muhammadu Buhari has received the certificate of incorporation of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation(NNPC).
He was presented with the certificate at the State House by the Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, Registrar Corporate Affairs Commission, Alhaji Garba Abubakar, and NNPC Group Managing Director, Mele Kyari.
Others present at the presentation include, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Budget & National Planning Aliyu Ahmed; Chief of Staff to President Buhari, Ibrahim Gambari; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum Resources Dr. Nasir Sani Gwarzo, and NNPC CFO, Umar Isa Ajiya.
On signing the Petroleum Industry Bill by President Buhari on August 17, Sylva had said that the NNPC will become a commercial company within six months.
He said a transitional committee was already in place to incorporate NNPC Limited.
With this, all shares in NNPC Limited are expected to be vested in the government at incorporation and held by the Ministry of Finance.
