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Updated April 1, 2021
A file photo of the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, during plenary at the upper chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja.
The President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan has called on Nigerians to continue to support the Federal Government in its efforts to tackle insecurity and provide an enabling environment for the country’s economic growth.
He gave the charge on Thursday in his Easter message to Nigerians, assuring that the National Assembly will continue to work for the people in achieving peace in the country.
“Let us also continue to support the Government in its efforts to provide security and an enabling environment for economic growth and prosperity,” he said in a statement tweeted on the Senate President’s official handle.
The Group Managing Director, NNPC, Mele Kyari clarified Nigeria’s oil production numbers during the oil cuts period, saying Nigeria’s oil production is between 1.6 million BPD and 1.7 million BPD and has fully complied with OPEC obligations. He cited that compliance needed to happen over a period of time.
Mele Kyari disclosed this in an interview with Channels TV on Monday evening. He stated that before the COVID-19 pandemic, Nigeria had reached its highest output in ten years, which was cut short by the effect of the pandemic on the market.
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precisely last year, our production reached 2.4 million BPD, that did not happen in ten years, that means you also have to face what covid has put on the table, so you have to cut down production.”