Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger state

Niger state has crude oil, and that is official.

A committee set up by the state government last October yesterday confirmed the discovery of oil deposits in the Bida basin.

The Committee on the Development of the Bida Basin (CDBB) said exploratory tests would be carried out to determine the commercial quantity of the deposits at Patti-Shaba-Kolo and two other locations.

The committee, headed by Lt General Mohammed Inuwa Wushishi, was set up to look at the commercial viability of the deposits.

Submitting the report of the committee to Governor Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu yesterday, Wushishi advised the government to set the pace in the exploration of the commodities before the federal government comes in.

He said the committee had floated two companies, Midland Refinery and Petro-chemical Company and Midland Petrogas Resources Limited, to serve as special-purpose vehicles for upstream and downstream activities for the state’s oil and gas resources development drive.

Reading the committee’s recommendations, Wushishi said: “Niger state government, through the gubernatorial committee, should take the lead in the formation of Association of Inland Basins Development States, with a view to seeking the buy-in of other states within the basin, to support the ongoing state’s drive for search of oil and gas in commercial quantity.”

The committee also suggested to the government to carry out a feasibility study for the viability of establishment of a petrochemical and refinery plants at Baro, on the basis proposed by the committee.

While praising the governor for his “vision and courage” to drive the process of oil exploration after many years of speculations, the chairman also commended traditional rulers in the state for their support, which he said led to the success recorded.

In his remarks, Governor Aliyu said the committee would be transformed to a standing committee and directed it to start looking at the possibility of resettling villagers in the affected communities, “so that the state would not witness the type of crisis that happened in the Niger Delta.”

He said the involvement of the National Energy Commission of Nigeria in the whole exercise has given credence to the exercise, adding that investors should be encouraged to partner with the government on the oil project.

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Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger state



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Very soon the whole north too will have oyel then nigerdelta nor go dey show dem selves

dat means more money for IBB

Garri_Activist: 1st to quote

fools quote

maybe boko haram will see a more viable bombing biz in niger state

Palm oil?
Olive oil?
Coconut oil?
abi crude oil?

Submitting the report of the committee to Governor Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu yesterday, Wushishi advised the government to set the pace in the exploration of the commodities before the federal government comes in.

After milking the Niger delta dry, they want theirs all to them selves.

This will facilitate Nigeria's breakup

Good news for the north because the fear of seccession would be a thing of the past. this would also p
ave way for resource control or 50 percent derivation... constitution surgery is paramount or better still sovereign national conference

free2ryhme:

fools quote

don't be foolish!

the more they discover oil, the more nigeria getz corrupt...embezzling tinz...

in that case we (Nigeria )will stop using niger delta crude oil and use niger state crude oil for 50 years to balance the equation . and the oil bloc allocated to niger delta chiefs , elites , politicians , youths and businessmen.

And how will that fix the federal roads? I had to drive through Ngwa land at 9pm yesterday.

Even BENUE has oil in commercial qtyin apa,oju,aduka and ogbadibo lga and trough of river benue,we shaj soon explore it

jamp: This will facilitate Nigeria's breakup

As a yoruba man...I'm a bit apprehensive about the future

Sokoto discovers oil,
Niger discovers oil,
Borno discovers oil,
Kogi discovers claims Anambra/Enugu oil,

with all these discoveries, no commercially viable quantities,UNTIL you guys KNOW how many barrels
we can get from you, just keep Quiet.

100 billion for bh here we come

Even if there is oil there in commercial quantities, na very long thing. Us imports are down 50%, bh is chasing away investors( that may change sha)

The best they can hope for is chinko investment.

Thank God o! E don reach wey country go divide. I pray for other northern states to discover oil too.

Let the bokos go and drill their oil, wetin concern us

I smell trouble....!

Like say na crude oil nai be d ultimate as if na d answer to all our problemS.smh

Until d economical viability is ascertained, nothing to rejoice about plenty marginal fields in d country....na now u go see sub-division inside already divided nigeria...north central people go begin say dem different from those BokoHaram people up north

Nigeria will break up into the following regions as the north will no longer depend on the south for oil:

Eastern region = republic of biafra
South south region = niger delta
Western region = republic of Awo
Northen region = Arewa republic

Boko boys go soon start dey drill oil

berem: Thank God o! E don reach wey country go divide. I pray for other northern states to discover oil too.

Not yet o...let us discover our own too b4 we separate o..make hunger no go kill us o we take God beg una...from a humble Yoruba man

donguutti: Sokoto discovers oil,
Niger discovers oil,
Borno discovers oil,
Kogi discovers claims Anambra/Enugu oil,

with all these discoveries, no commercially viable quantities,UNTIL you guys KNOW how many barrels
we can get from you, just keep Quiet.

musKeeto: Palm oil?
Olive oil?
Coconut oil?
abi crude oil?

I smell jealousy.

I hope it's true and also wish every state can discover oil in their state too so we can break up in peace

How can a state claim they have oil without any sign of surface seepage or drilling one exploration well let alone appraisal well? Na wa for Nigeria ooooo. This is what you get when you have ignorant people overseeing very sensitive and technology driven industry.

This is goodnews for the Northerners, as a religion of peace, we wil start the exploration and wil now generate at least 40% of Nigerian revenue. I therefore urge the Federal Govt to Give us the Highest Allocation now

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