Nigeria, May 12 -- The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), Bayo Ojulari, said the crude oil drilling project in the boundary of Bauchi and Gombe states will resume in June.

Mr Ojulari said this in an interview on Monday on the BBC Hausa Service broadcast. He said the oil drilling and the AKK gas pipeline projects are critical to the economy, and the company would resume work in the field.

"NNPC will continue oil drilling in the Kolmani field and will continue the work on the AKK gas pipeline from Ajaokuta to Kaduna to Kano. The companies working on the projects will continue, and new ones are also welcome.

"The projects are critical in boosting the economy and the impact w...