In a desperate move to be counted among oil producing states
despite the falling oil price globally, report has it that the nineteen Norther
state in Nigeria have pulled resources together to appoint a British company to
carry out the exploration of crude oil in the region.
Mallam Bashir Dalhatu who is the Chairman, Norther Nigeria
Development Company, jointly owned by the 19 norther state governments said at
the weekend that the company had launched its prospect for oil and gas in the
Northern region (Lake Chad and Benue basins).
This revelation was made when the company’s board and
management visited Kastina State governor, Aminu Masari.
According his statement: “We have engaged a British company
that is already working in the Lake Chad region and from Niger and Chad side in
the same area with us and we have been meeting with the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation in order to put efforts together.
“The Federal Government has also re-emphasised to us, during
those meetings, its total support for exploration and exploitation of oil and
gas in the North-East of the country.”
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