Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu , has spent over three years in office. In this interview with KINGSLEY JEREMIAH and JOKE FALAJU, Kachikwu spoke on his achievements, the challenges facing Nigeria’s oil and gas sector and how the administration is tackling them. It’s about three year you became Minister of State for Petroleum Resources. What would you say your achievements are? Let’s start with the core responsibilities of the ministry, which is to give policy direction. We have been able to bring onboard the Nigeria Gas Policy, which looks at all the parameters for gas development. We also have the Petroleum Policy. We are trying to create a structure that will be more transparent, private sector-driven and infrastructure-driven. We developed the Nigerian fiscal policy for the petroleum industry, which didn’t go through. It was held back by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) for the simple reason […]