Tinubu meets Shell Upstream Director, Kyari at Aso Rock

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Monday, met with the Shell Global Upstream Director, Ms Zoë Yujnovich, at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja.

In attendance was the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari.

The meeting is President Tinubu’s first engagement since resuming office after the Sallah festivities and his foreign trips to France on June 20 and London on June 24.

Yujnovich, who assumed office as Upstream Director on July 1 has been a member of the Shell Executive Committee since 2021.

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She arrived at the Presidential Villa alongside three other Shell officials around 11:45 am and was ushered into the President’s office complex for the meeting scheduled for 12:00 noon.

Daily Trust reports that the meeting was part of ongoing consultations with leaders from the oil and gas sector since his administration got on board and discontinued petroleum subsidy on May 29.

The President had previously met with the Exxon Mobil Executives, Mr. Liam Mallon, Mr. Richard Laing and Mrs. Adesua Dozie – at the State House.

He had also met other key figures from the oil-rich Niger Delta region, including former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Timi Alaibe and former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr Dakuku Peterside.