PROFILE: Bayo Ojulari: Ex-Shell chief now heads Nigeria’s NNPC

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday sacked the board of the state-oil firm, NNPC, including its Group Chief Executive Officer (GCED), Mele Kyari and board chairperson Pius Akinyelure.

The president also approved Bayo Bashir Ojulari as the new GCEO of the NNPC.

Mr Ojulari is an energy expert who describes himself as “a business leader with a proven track record in the global energy sector.”

According to his LinkedIn profile, he worked full-time at global oil giant, Shell, for over…