{"id":4068,"date":"2026-10-30T10:01:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T10:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/30\/by-johnbosco-agbakwuru-abuja\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T10:01:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T10:01:53","slug":"by-johnbosco-agbakwuru-abuja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/30\/by-johnbosco-agbakwuru-abuja\/","title":{"rendered":"\u200eBy Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img width=\"361\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/\u200eBy-Johnbosco-Agbakwuru-Abuja.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\u200eBy Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/\u200eBy-Johnbosco-Agbakwuru-Abuja.jpg 361w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Tinubu1-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200ePresident Bola Tinubu has nominated six executive directors for the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200eThe President has forwarded the names of the nominees to the Senate via a letter for confirmation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200eA statement by the presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, stated that three nominees are being reappointed, while three are new.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200e\u201dOnce the Senate approves them, all nominees will serve a five-year term,\u201d the statement noted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200eThe renominated executive directors are Mr Abiodun Adeniji, Executive Director, Finance and Accounts; Mr Ogbugo Kalu Ukoha, Executive Director, Distribution Systems, Storage and Retailing Infrastructure; and Dr Mustapha Lamorde, Executive Director, Health, Safety, Environment and Community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200eThe new executive directors are Mr Mobolaji Tajudeen Musa, Executive Director, Hydrocarbon Processing Plants, Installations and Transportation Infrastructure; Ms Ogechukwu Modie, Executive Director, Economic Regulations and Strategic Planning; and Mr Said Abutalib, Executive Director, Corporate Services and Administration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200eThe President urged the Senate to consider the nominations expeditiously to ensure institutional continuity and strengthen the Authority\u2019s oversight capacity\u200e<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200ePresident Tinubu also approved the appointment of Mrs Jumoke Gafar as Secretary to the Board\/Authority and Legal Adviser, subject to completing the statutory processes under Section 46 of the PIA.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200eRecall that President Tinubu had in April, appointed Engr. Rabiu Abdullahi Umar as the agency\u2019s chief executive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200e<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200e<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2026\/10\/by-johnbosco-agbakwuru-abuja\/\">\u200eBy Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/\">Vanguard News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Vanguard News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u200ePresident Bola Tinubu has nominated six executive directors for the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). \u200eThe President has forwarded the names of the nominees to the Senate&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4069,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4068"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4068\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}