Secretary General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Muhammad Sanusi Barkindo, is dead.
Barkindo died about 11pm on Tuesday.
His death was announced in the early hours of Wednesday by NNPC GMD, Mele Kyari.
Kyari tweeted, “We lost our esteemed Dr Muhammad Sanusi Barkindo. He died at about 11pm yesterday 5th July 2022. Certainly a great loss to his immediate family, the NNPC, our country Nigeria, the OPEC and the global energy community. Burial arrangements will be announced shortly.”
Barkindo was on Tuesday described by the President Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) as a worthy ambassador of the country, when he received him at the State House.
Barkindo’s tenure as OPEC Secretary General comes to an end on July 31.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has approved the…
Security personnel have reportedly foiled an assassination attempt on Prince Henry Odianosen Okojie, the husband…
President Bola Tinubu declared on Friday that his role as Nigeria's leader is not to…
President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to remain patient despite the rising cost of living,…
The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tyazhpromexport, the builders of…
Former Real Madrid star Gareth Bale has joined the ongoing debate over who is the…
