The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says official drilling operations for the first oil well in Nasarawa will commence in March 2023. Mele Kyari, group chief executive officer (GCEO), NNPC Limited, disclosed this on Friday during a visit by a delegation of prominent Nasarawa indigenes, led by Abdullahi Sule, the state governor. Kyari said available data confirmed the presence of hydrocarbons in Keana, a local government area in Nasarawa state. The NNPC GCEO noted that the discovery is in continuation of hydrocarbon exploration activities in Nigeria’s inland basins. He called for immediate action on the project as the global