When Mallam Mele Kyari assumed the position of Group Managing Director of the now-defunct Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on July 7, 2019, the corporation was in a near-comatose state. It was burdened with many challenges, such as persistent oil pipeline vandalism, incessant oil thefts, low production levels, lack of transparency and accountability, and huge operational losses.
Then, a report by Transparency International and Revenue Watch Institute found that the NNPC, which it was known in 2019, had the poorest transparency record out of 44 national and international energy companies examined
