Petroleum minister biography
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Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, (Ph.D), the Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), was born on 3rd March, , and hails from Ekeremor Local Government Area in present-day Bayelsa State. He completed his Senior School Certificate at Government Secondary School Borokiri, Port Harcourt, and then pursued a Bachelor of Law degree (LL.B) at the Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt (Now Rivers State University).
After graduating, he attended the Nigerian Law School Victoria Island, Lagos, where he obtained his Qualifying Certificate and Certificate of Call to the Bar as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. Driven by a thirst for knowledge, he furthered his education at the Leeds Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom, earning a Masters in Law (LLM) in and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in
Throughout his career, Senator Lokpobiri attended various seminars and courses, including The Oxford High-Performance Leadership P
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Hardeep Singh Puri
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India
Shri Hardeep Singh Puri is an Indian Politician, Former Diplomat and Author. He was inducted into the Council of Ministers as Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Housing and Urban Affairs in Sep He was given additional charge of Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Civil Aviation and the Minister of State for Commerce and Industry in May He was sworn in as Union Minister in July and was the Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs & Petroleum and Natural Gas. He sworn in as Union Minister in July and Currently, he is the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas. A batch Indian Foreign Service officer, he served as the Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations in Geneva and New York and served additionally in Tokyo and Colombo.
- Political Party:Bharatiya Janata Party
- Political Ideology:Integral Humanism
- Religion:Sikhism
- Nationality:Indian
- Citizenship
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Rt. Hon. (Obongemem) Ekperikpe Ekpo, 58, hails from Ikot Udom by in Ika Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.
Ekperikpe Ekpo gained admission into the University of Calabar for his first-degree and graduated with a Bachelor of Science, () in Biology (Ecology) in In , he proceeded to the University of Calabar for his Post-Graduate studies and obtained a Masters grad in Environmental Pollution and Toxicology.
During his NYSC year, he served as a teacher and Head of Science department at Ise/Emure Grammar School, Ekiti State. Upon completion of his NYSC, he taught at the prestigious Queen of Apostles Seminary, Afaha Obong, Abak for eleven years and rose to the position of Head of Department (HOD) Science, and Dean of Studies. He resigned his appointment with Queen of Apostles Seminary in for higher public service.
In July , he was appointed Care-taker Chairman of Ika Local Government Council for a period of sju months. He was later elected as Head of Council, Ika Local