1 Apr 1977Event
NNPC is created
Decree No. 33 merged NNOC with petroleum ministry functions to create the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.
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1 Apr 1977
NNPC is created
Decree No. 33 merged NNOC with petroleum ministry functions to create the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.
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What happened
Decree No. 33 merged NNOC with petroleum ministry functions to create the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. NNPC became the institutional center of Nigeria's oil state, shaping revenue, refining, imports, patronage, and federal power.