Dangote Industries Ltd. says it would ensure that Nigeria becomes self-sufficient in cement, agriculture, mining and petroleum production. The Regional Sales Director, Southeast, Dangote Cement, Dr Abayomi Shittu stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Sunday at the ongoing 36th Enugu...
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The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has urged the new Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) management to activate “Petroleum Products Passport” to secure petroleum products. National President of PETROAN, Dr Billy Gillis-Harry, made the call on Sunday in an interview with the News...
Petrol prices in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub, have surged by ₦70 per liter, rising from ₦860 to ₦930, adding to the financial burden of consumers. The fuel price hike has also taken hold in other regions, including Abuja and major northern cities, where petrol is now being sold at...
The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN), has commended the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), for successfully running the revamped Port Harcourt Refinery for 180 days non-stop National Public Relations Officer, PETROAN, Dr Joseph Obele, who gave the commendation in a statement on Tuesday,...
ActionAid has raised concerns over the ongoing crisis in the petroleum sector, sparked by Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s suspension of petroleum product sales in naira. Country Director of ActionAid Nigeria (AAN), Mr Andrew Mamedu, expresssd this concern in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Mamedu criticised the suspension, stating that...
Some Ibadan residents have expressed anxiety over an anticipated increase in prices of items following Dangote Refinery’s move to stop the transaction of petroleum products in Naira come March 31. The respondents shared their minds in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Tuesday....
By OLA MODUPE , Lagos- Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a temporary halt on the sale of petroleum products in Naira, citing a currency mismatch between its sales proceeds and crude oil purchase obligations. The company in a statement released on Wednesday, said the decision was necessary to avoid...
By HARUNA AHMED, Yola – In a renewed crackdown on fuel smuggling, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), through Operation Whirlwind, has once again dealt a significant blow to illicit traders in Adamawa State, intercepting 916 kegs of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) valued at ₦22.9 million. The seizure—carried out at...
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has intercepted 1,149 jerrycans of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), allegedly smuggled through the Dorofi and Kan Iyaka axis, along the Gembu-Cameroon border in Taraba. Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, disclosed this on Friday in Jalingo while auctioning the seized petroleum products to the public....
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The NNPC Gas Marketing Ltd, a subsidiary of the NNPC Ltd, and its Unincorporated Joint Venture partner, NIPCO Gas Ltd, have executed a Gas Sale and Purchase Agreement (GSPA) with Ssonic Petroleum Ltd to supply natural gas to the company’s proposed Liquefied Natural Gas...
The Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adeniyi, says its Operation Whirlwind intercepted 245,370 liters of Petrol with Duty Paid Value (DPV) of NGN238.1 million in less than three months. Adeniyi made this known on Monday at a news conference in Lagos convened because of the recent petroleum products...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a reduction in the ex-depot (gantry) price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly referred to as petrol, by N65.00, from N890 to N825 per litre, effective from 27th February 2025. A statement issued on Wednesday by the management of the...
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has achieved a major milestone, meeting 100% of Nigeria’s petrol needs, according to the President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote. Speaking at the weekend, Dangote disclosed that the refinery has “more than half a billion litres of petroleum and over 600 billion Naira worth...
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has warned that it will deny export permits for crude oil cargoes intended for domestic refining, if oil companies do not fulfill their domestic crude obligations. The Commission Chief Executive (CCE), Mr Gbenga Komolafe, insisted that any changes to cargoes designated for...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, fixed Feb 5 to hear the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL)’s preliminary objection against a suit filed by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE over oil import licence dispute. Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date after counsel to Dangote Refinery,...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari to “account for and explain the whereabouts of the alleged missing N825bn and $2.5bn meant for ‘refinery rehabilitation’ and other...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) says it has revived the Warri Refinery with the re-streaming of the plant’s Crude Distillation Unit (CDU). The NNPC Ltd. said the restreaming of the CDU on Monday, marked the beginning of the gradual start-up of the refinery following its successful...
An economic expert, Dr Chijioke Ekechukwu says the coming on stream of more refineries in the country is expected to crash the prices of petroleum products. Ekechukwu, the Chief Executive Officer, Dignity Finance and Investment Ltd. said this on Tuesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
An Oil and Gas Industry Consultant, Dr Maurice Ibe, has tasked the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) to ensure that the four government refineries are functioning at full capacity. Ibe, who is the Group Executive Chairman of the Benham Group, made this known in an interview with...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Lagos Council, has lauded Dangote Refinery over the recent slash in fuel price, describing it as a timely economic relief for Nigerians. NLC State Chairman, Funmi Sessi, who made the commendation in a statement on Wednesday, said that Dangote Refinery came at the right...