PRESS RELEASE: NNPC Wins Nigeria’s Best Parastatal Website, Social Media Awards

…Victory Sign of NNPC’s Investment in ITC, Commitment to Openness, Accountability – Baru

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has emerged winner of the 2016 Phillips Consulting/WebJurists award for best website and overall social media use among federal parastatals in Nigeria.

The honour was jointly awarded by Web Jurists, a website rating outfit in conjunction with Phillips Consulting, a renowned business and management consulting company.

Reacting to the honour, NNPC Group Managing Director, Dr. Maikanti Baru, said it was a testimony to the Corporation’s investment in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) over the years, adding that it also testifies to NNPC’s commitment to openness, transparency and accountability in its business dealings in recent times.

OSUN ELECTION: Aregbesola Challenges Opposition To A Debate

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State on Friday challenged opposition political parties to a live television debate on the finances of the state.

Aregbesola was responding to allegation of financial recklessness levelled against his administration by the Social Democratic Party.

The governor, who spoke through his Commissioner for Information, Mr Sunday Akere, said the government had been prudent and transparent in the handling of its finances. He said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Osogbo that the governor would at any given time or period, be ready to explain in details all actions of government in the last three and half years.

“The Aregbesola government is built on accountability and transparency; we have nothing to hide, especially when it has to do with finances and projects execution.