The discovery will attract foreign investment and generate employment, an official said.
Limited on Friday announced that the official drilling of the first oil well in Nasarawa State will commence in March.
Mr Kyari, however, called for immediate action on the project as the global energy transition had led to a reduction in investment in fossil fuels. He added that community support and a conducive environment were key to a successful operation in the area, in order to avoid the experience of the Niger Delta.flagged off the first crude oil drilling project in northern Nigeria, on the boundary of Bauchi and Gombe States.
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