OPEC appoints Nigerian as board of governors’ chairperson

The Nigerian government on Tuesday announced the appointment of Ademola Adeyemi-Bero as the new Chairperson of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Board of Governors for 2025.

Nneamaka Okafor, the special adviser on media and communication to the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, made this known in a statement on Tuesday.

According to the statement, the appointment of Mr Adeyemi-Bero, Nigeria’s governor for OPEC, was confirmed at the 189th meeting of the OPEC held on Tuesday.