| Ibe Kachikwu | |
| Office: | Minister of State for Petroleum Resources |
| Term Start: | 11 November 2015 |
| Term End: | 29 May 2019 |
| Predecessor: | Diezani Alison-Madueke |
| Successor: | Timipre Sylva |
| Office2: | Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation |
| Term Start2: | August 2015 |
| Term End2: | 4 July 2016 |
| Predecessor2: | Joseph Thlama Dawha |
| Successor2: | Maikanti Baru |
| Office3: | President of OPEC |
| Term Start3: | December 2015 |
| Term End3: | December 2015 |
| Predecessor3: | Diezani Alison-Madueke |
| Successor3: | Mohammed Saleh Al Sada |
| Birth Name: | Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu |
| Birth Date: | 18 December 1956 |
| Birth Place: | Onicha-Ugbo, British Nigeria (now Delta State, Nigeria) |
| Education: | Harvard University and University of Nigeria, Nsukka |
| Spouse: | Elizabeth Kachikwu |
| Children: | 3 |
Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu (born 18 December, 1956) is a Nigerian politician and lawyer who served as the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. He was replaced by Timipre Sylva who took over the ministerial portfolio in August 2019.[1]
Kachikwu is a graduate of law from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka[2] and Nigerian Law School. He obtained a masters and doctorate degree in law from Harvard University, with distinctions.[3]
In 1989, Kachikwu went into romance journalism, a genre that explores romantic tales and relationship issues across the country. This was done through the unveil of Hints magazine, a weekly publication by his media enterprise, True Tales Publications Limited. Kachikwu readily connected to a wide audience via his weekly column, ‘Fatherhood with Ibe,’ where he shared with his readers his experiences as a father.[4] In 2013, Kachikwu's True Tales Publications Limited launched ‘Hello Nigeria,’ a lifestyle magazine.[5] The maiden edition of the magazine featured icons in music, film, fashion, culture and style, drawn from Nigeria and Ghana.[6]
He was appointed as chief executive of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation in August 2015 under the presidency of Muhammadu Buhari.[7] On 11 November 2015, Kachikwu was named the Minister of State, Petroleum Resources by the president.[8] He was named as the chairman of the board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, as provided for under Section 1(2) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Act of 1997, as amended on 4 July 2016.[9]
He was removed as the GMD of the NNPC by President Muhammadu Buhari and replaced with Dr. Maikanti K. Baru on 4 July 2016.[10]
He is the immediate past president of the OPEC conference with a tenure that expired in January 2016. He has chaired the 168th Meeting of the OPEC Conference held in Vienna, Austria, on 4 December 2015, as its President. He was replaced by Mohammed Saleh Al Sada, the Minister of Energy and Industry of Qatar.[11]