Buhari approves new Board of Directors for NNPC

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the composition of the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), as provided for under Section 1(2) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Act of 1997, as amended.

The new board is composed of the following:

A. Chairman-Dr Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum;

B. Group Managing Director- Dr Maikanti Kacalla Baru;

Ghana begins visa-free travel for Africans

The Gold Coast country Ghana, has begun offering visas upon arrival to all African nationals, a step towards creating a continent-wide zone of free movement.

The West African country rolled out the policy on Friday, allowing citizens of African Union (AU) member-states to get visas for up to 30 days upon arriving in the country. Fifty-four African countries are members of the AU – the only country not in the bloc is Morocco, which resigned its membership