{"id":101500,"date":"2022-11-22T20:39:46","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T19:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=101500"},"modified":"2022-11-22T20:39:46","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T19:39:46","slug":"buhari-flags-off-oil-exploration-in-bauchi-gombe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/buhari-flags-off-oil-exploration-in-bauchi-gombe\/","title":{"rendered":"Buhari flags-off oil exploration in Bauchi, Gombe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1750222571931330593\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Muhammadu Buhari arrived in Bauchi State amid heavy security presence on Tuesday to flag off oil exploration activities in the state. He was welcomed by northeast governors and eminent politicians of northern extraction to conduct the ground-breaking ceremony of the Kolmani Oil Prospecting Lease (OPL) 809 and 810 at the Kolmani field site located in Bauchi and Gombe states.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe President was conveyed in a chopper to the drilling site around 11:45 am and landed at the Kolmani field in Barambu village in Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State, where he was received by Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, Simon Lalong of Plateau State, Babagana Zulum of Borno State amongst others.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that the Kolmani Oil Prospecting Lease (OPL) 809 and 810 at the Kolmani field site will be the first oil drilling in northern Nigeria, following the discovery of oil in commercial quantity in the region about two years ago.<\/p>\n<p>With the discovery and exploration of oil in the state, both Bauchi and Gombe may in the near future begin to benefit from the 13% derivation from oil accruals to states.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond this, the Buhari administration boasts of being the first to discover oil in the north.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Muhammadu Buhari arrived in Bauchi State amid heavy security presence on Tuesday to flag off oil exploration activities in the state. 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