Niger State government has informed the
President Muhammadu Buhari-led
Federal Government of large quantities
of crude oil in the Bida Basin awaiting
exploration, Vanguard reports.
In a statement by Commissioner for
Information, Culture and Tourism,
Jonathan Vatsa, the government said the
immediate past state government,
through a committee it set up, had
confirmed the availability of large
quantities of crude oil in the Bida Basin.
The statement read: “The search for
crude oil will not be complete in the
north until Bida Basin, which has a lot of
potential, is included because there had
been several intensification of crude oil
search with re-invigorated exploration
based on fresh strategy.”
The Commissioner said if the Bida Basin
could be included in the renewed search
for hydrocarbon deposits it would be a
giant step that can step up the economic
potential not only for the state but for
the country as a whole. It would be
recalled that the Group Managing
Director of Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru,
hinted recently that government was
stepping up measures in the search for
crude oil in the Chad Basin and other
parts of the inland sedimentary basin.
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