A meeting of the Association of Petroleum Inland Basin States of Northern Nigeria (APIBONN) will be declared open Monday by Governor Babangida Aliyu in Minna.
Danladi Ndayebo, Press Secretary to Gov. Babangida Aliyu, said today that the 14 northern states which fall under the region’s sedimentary basin were set to kick-start oil and gas exploration in the inland basin states.
He said the relevant commissioners in the affected states would brainstorm on the modalities and action plan that would kick start and sustain oil and gas exploration in the North.
“The meeting will fashion out strategies to harness the resources in Sokoto, Chad, Bida and Benue basins, although their hydrocarbon contents are yet to be properly developed and estimated”, Ndayebo said.
He expressed support for ongoing efforts by the Federal Government to explore oil in the sedimentary basin of Northern Nigeria.
The inland basin states are Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Gombe, Kogi, Kebbi, Niger, Sokoto, Zamfara, Kwara, Nasarawa, Taraba, Yobe and Plateau. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Please do not waste tax payers money, its has be proven oil can not be found in the North!
ReplyDeleteThey just want to rip off the goverment.
DeleteWho said oil cannot be found in the North? What about the ones we have in the middle East, or is the middle East a coastal region? Infact God go punish you for even thinking that it is only the south-south that can be blessed with such resources. A very big SHAME on you.
DeleteIn Nigeria oil is not a blessing for the South south masses. No need to abuse people please.
DeleteHahahaha Anonymous 12.21am. you de vex oh.
Deletethe person only said it has been proven. its not a matter of south -south VS. the north. besides you are the one saying that only the south south can produce oil. the comment obviously mentioned nothing like that. you should be the one who should be ashamed of yourself for saying what you said without understanding the writers comment.
No vex oo bros, okay una go see oil, plenty yanfu yanfu! Is that okay! Cz I can see d matter pained u seriously, assuming I'm closer to you maybe I would had been shot anyway I hope una go see d oil that Abacha spent billions in searching for in the north again o. Cheers
DeleteAnother goose chase!
ReplyDeleteMalik.
Yes oh. Once the north find oil there will not agree to share it and will demand to leave Nigeria. You think they will tolerate what we have been doing to the south south?
ReplyDeletelike all these Governors are jobless, instead of putting there efforts on infrastructures they are looking for where they will enrich there pocket. What will happen if the food production that we know north with is boosted by these selfish rulers. Hmmmm, 9ja in the hands of wrong people.
ReplyDeleteSooner we go hear say Bako haram is not allowing them to do the exploiration. They just want to rip off the goverment. They will soon find an excuse after they collected money.
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