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Minister of State for Petroleum

February 20, 2024
Queue at filling station
July 2, 2023

Sylva should be disqualified; name removed from INEC’s list, APC aspirant tells court

She also sought a perpetual injunction restraining Mr Sylva from presenting himself as the APC’s candidate for Bayelsa polls.

Timipre Sylva (Credit: @NNPCGroup)
January 10, 2023

Petrol at N300 per litre is not bad, other countries pay more: Sylva

The President Muhammadu Buhari administration says that it plans to phase out the fuel subsidy regime this year. 

Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva
September 14, 2022

Global Energy Transition: U.S. wants Nigeria to commit to jettisoning fossil fuels, says envoy 

Mr Kerry says the U.S does not want Nigeria to cause set back with its support for fossil fuel refineries.

July 6, 2022

Selfish marketers responsible for lingering fuel queues in Abuja: Timipre Sylva

The minister said the marketers are purposely frustrating supplies to the Abuja city centre, sparking persistent fuel queues.

Timipre Sylva and petrol queue used to illustrate the story
June 27, 2021

Nigeria accidentally struck 206 trillion cubic feet of gas reserve: Minister Sylva

The country’s transition from gas to renewable fuel will be gradual when it has fully utilised the benefits associated with gas, the minister said.

Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva
March 25, 2021

75% of young Nigerians ready to riot over fuel price hike: Survey

There have been periodic hikes in fuel price from the N87 per litre the current administration met it.