NNPC to begin oil drilling in Nasarawa March 21

The Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) Limited will begin drilling of the first oil well in Obi/Keana, Nasarawa State, on March 21.

The NNPC Group Chief Executive Officer, Melee Kyari, disclosed this when he led the company’s management on a courtesy visit to the Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, on Thursday in Lafia.

Kyari said the company began exploration activities in Nasarawa in 2010 and has technically found a petroleum environment in the state.