By Oke PeterThe Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has raised alarm over what it describes as a coordinated campaign of sabotage targeting its leadership and ongoing institutional reforms.In a public notice issued on Thursday, the company revealed that a group comprising both internal and external actors has launched a concerted effort to spread falsehoods and misleading information aimed at undermining NNPC Ltd.’s transformation agenda.Bayo Ojulari NNPC Limited Chief Executive Officer, Bayo Ojulari

According to the statement, the campaign involves the deliberate circulation of fabricated stories intended to discredit top officials, distract from reform efforts, and shake public confidence in the national oil company.

“These are calculated efforts by those who feel threatened by reform, transparency, accountability, and change,” the statement read in part. “This group is actively spreading lies and misinformation simply to discredit NNPC Ltd.’s leadership and derail the organisation’s ongoing transformation.”

NNPC Ltd. stated that the smear campaign appears to be a response to its drive to become a corruption-free, performance-driven energy company, aligning with the mandate of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's administration.

Despite anticipating an escalation of “defamatory content” in the coming weeks, the company insisted it remains focused and undeterred.

“We urge our dedicated staff, stakeholders, and all patriotic Nigerians to stay focused, ignore the noise, and not be discouraged. We remain on mission,” the management concluded.

The public notice was signed by the NNPC Ltd. Management.