NNPC Eyes $8.7bn Investments from Rehabilitation of Refineries, Pipelines Mele Kyari: Corporation remains destination of choice for global investors Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) expects an investment of about $8.7 billion to flow in during the rehabilitation
of the Warri Refinery and Petrochemical Company (WRPC), the Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemical Company (KRPC), as well as the revamping of some of its 5,000-kilometre pipelines
throughout the country. In a virtual presentation titled: “Accessing Energy Infrastructure Opportunities at the NNPC”, at an event hosted by the United States Department of Commerce,
the Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari, insisted that the corporation remained a destination of choice for investors globally. The NNPC GMD said the
national oil company would require between $ 4.5 billion and $4.7 billion investment for the rehabilitation of the refineries in Warri and Kaduna and urged investors to take advantage of the window
offered by the corporation. He added that the downstream also holds enormous investment opportunities, especially Continued on page 5
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Aisha Buhari Assembles 12 Billionaires for Her Book Launch Tinubu to chair ‘Aisha Buhari, Being Different’
Deji Elumoye in Abuja Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, has mobilised 12 Nigerian billionaire businessmen for the launch
of her book, titled, "Aisha Buhari, Being Different", authored by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Administration and Women Affairs, Dr. Hajo Sani.
The event, which will hold on Thursday, April 8, 2021, is being jointly organised by the Office of the First Lady of Nigeria and the Women and National Development
(WAND), at the Conference Centre, State House, Abuja at 9am. The billionaires listed as presenters of the book at the occasion to be chaired
by the former Governor of Lagos State/National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, include Aliko Dangote, Femi Otedola, Tony
Elumelu, Abdulsamad Rabiu, Prince Arthur Eze, Bola Shagaya, Folorunso Alakija, Muhammadu Indimi, Jim Continued on page 5
Anxiety as Boko Haram Troops Claim Responsibility for Crashed Fighter Jet Terrorists show video of burning plane NAF denies claim, admits crash, says it is still searching for spot Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja There was palpable anxiety among Nigerians yesterday following unsubstantiated video evidence by Boko Haram showing how it shot down the Nigerian Air Force fighter jet that crashed in Borno State on Wednesday. The anxiety was heightened by the failure of the military authorities to locate the socalled true crash site, 48 hours after the incident. The Alpha light attack jet was on a mission to support troops fighting the terrorists in North-eastern Borno State when it lost radar contact. But the Nigerian Air Force said the Boko Haram’s claim was absurd, insisting the details of the crash were yet
to be fully verified. “If this video is true, that Boko Haram now has the capacity to bring down a fighter jet, then, this war has taken a dangerous turn. It says a lot about the range of equipment now in their possession. We are in serious trouble, so this government needs to sit up,” remarked a retired army officer who pleaded for anonymity. The video released yesterday by the terrorists showed how the Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet aircraft (NAF475) was allegedly fired at mid-air and went down in flames. The audiovisual, which could not be verified, was released on a Boko Haram Continued on page 5
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CAMARADERIE WITH NIGER REPUBLIC’S NEW LEADER... L-R: Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State; Mohammed Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa State; Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State and Babagana Zulum of Borno State at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja on arrival from Niamey, Niger Republic where they attended the swearing in of the country’s new President, Mohamane Bazoum… yesterday