Senate set to probe NNPC over $396m expended on refineries’ maintenance
31 January 2020 |
12:50 pm
The Senate on Thursday concluded to probe the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) over money spent on Turn-Around Maintenance of refineries in the country amounting to a total of $396million between 2013 and 2015.
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