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FG constitutes committee on operationalisation of Electricity Act 2023 amid market decentralisation

Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe Federal Government has inaugurated a nine-member inter-agency committee to address emerging policy, regulatory and operational issues arising from the decentralisation of Nigeria’s electricity market. According to the government, the move is geared towards ensuring a…

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Marketers, refiners, retailers reject Dangote’s dollar-pricing of petroleum products

Petroleum products marketers, refiners and retailers have expressed displeasure over proposal by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery to sell its products in dollars, as against a naira denominated sales policy. According to the groups, in separate reactions to the Dangote proposal,…

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OPEC confirms Nigeria’s crude oil output increase by 25,000bpd in June

Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has confirmed that Nigeria’s crude oil production rose by 25,000 barrels per day (bpd) from 1.530 million barrels per day (mbpd) in May 2026 to 1.555mbpd in June. According to the Monthly Oil Market…

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NERC boss blames Nigeria’s electricity challenges on systemic dysfunction

Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said that the country’s electricity challenges go beyond generation, transmission and distribution to a structural dysfunction in the system. According to the NERC, the country’s electricity challenges rather stem from the inability of the…

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Crude oil output up by 2.3% to reach 1.74mbpd, as Nigeria tops OPEC quota for second consecutive month

Nigeria’s average daily crude oil and condensate production rose by 2.3 per cent to 1.74 million barrels per day (mbpd) in June 2026 from 1.70mbpd recorded in May, while crude oil output climbed to 1.56mbpd, enabling the country to exceed its…

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Shell exits S/Africa’s downstream sector, sells off 580 feel stations to Abu Dhabi firm

British energy giant Shell has announced a deal to sell its South African downstream business, including 580 fuel stations, to the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). Shell said the sale, valued at about $1 billion (£21 billion), formed part of…

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Three marketers seek joining as parties in Dangote’s N100bn against FG over fuel import permits

Three major petroleum products marketers; Matrix Energy, AA Rano and AYM Shafa have applied to be joined as parties to the fresh lawsuit filed by Dangote Petroleum Refinery seeking N100 billion in damages from the Federal Government over the latter’s…

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NNPCL/Seplat JV signs 15-yr supply deal with UTM FLNG to drive commercialisation of Nigeria’s gas

Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and the Seplat Energy Producing Nigeria Unlimited (SEPNU) Joint Venture (JV) has signed a 15-year Wet Gas Sale and Purchase Agreement (WGSPA) agreement with the UTM FLNG Ltd with the aim of driving the commercialisation…

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NMDPRA tackles petroleum products marketers over price fixing

Industry regulator, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has restated that the country’s petroleum products market remains fully deregulated, stressing that fuel prices are now largely determined by prevailing market forces. Speaking in Sokoto, the State Coordinator…

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Amid local supply gaps, marketers, refineries export 505, 000 tons of petrol, diesel, earn $432.35m in one month

Shipping data obtained from the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has disclosed that an estimated 505,000 tonnes of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) or petrol, and Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) or diesel worth $432.35 million was exported by marketers and local refineries to…

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