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Buhari II / TinubuGroup CEO, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited· 8 July 2019 — 2 April 2024

Mele Kolo Kyari

Last GMD of NNPC parastatal; first Group CEO of NNPC Ltd. after PIA 2021 incorporation.

The record

Mele Kyari (b. 8 January 1965, Borno) led the transition from NNPC the parastatal to NNPC Limited the commercial entity (incorporated 19 September 2022 under CAMA 2020).

He was relieved of office on 2 April 2024 by President Tinubu.

Sources

  • Petroleum Industry Act 2021
  • Federal Government — Press release, 2 April 2024
Methodology

Tier 1 · primary

Courts. Gazettes. National archives.

Tier 2 · corroborating

OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.

Tier 4 · tertiary, flagged

Wikipedia only where primary is pending. Always labelled.