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Dangote drags FG to court over fresh petrol import licenses
Barely days after the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) resumed the issuance of petrol import licences to petroleum marketers, the Dangote Refinery has dragged the federal government to court over what it termed ‘policy inconsistency.’ It would be…
Senate confirms Umar as NMDPRA, as new boss assures on national energy security
Senate has confirmed Rabiu Umar as the new Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). Umar was screened by the senate, last Tuesday, May 5 following his nomination for the post by President Bola Tinubu,…
Former Dangote employee to regulate midstream, downstream petroleum operations
Ziggy Ojiegbe President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday sacked the newly appointed Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Mr Saidu Mohammed; replacing him with a former employee of Dangote Group, Mr Rabiu Abdullahi Umar….
Dangote Refinery declares cooperation with NMDPRA, raises output to 120m litres daily
Sopuruchi Onwuka Dangote Petroleum Refinery has declared its willingness to cooperate fully with the new management of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) following the removal of its former chief executive, Engr Farouk Ahmed. The company also…
Fuel import data mirrors domestic market turmoil
Local refiners yet deliver cost benefits to Nigerians Sopuruchi Onwuka The performance of the domestic fuel production industry dominated the latest report by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on the country’s trade performance in the past two years. Although…
Tinubu nominates 21 board members for NMDPRA, NUPRC
Sopuruchi Onwuka President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate, seeking confirmation of 21 nominees for the boards of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). The nominations were disclosed…
Petroleum regulators sacked over corruption allegations
By Sopuruchi Onwuka President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has removed the heads of Nigeria’s two key petroleum regulators, ordering the immediate exit of Engr Ahmed Farouk, Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), and Engr Gbenga…
Will dom refining boost or burst our struggling economy?
Sopuruchi Onwuka Propositions and actual projects that portend over 3.0 million barrels per day of local refining capacity may raise serious challenges to the nation’s fiscal and economic stability, given that the emerging refining boom may impose acute foreign exchange…
Nigeria’s petrol price in top range among OPEC peers
FG’s import tariff sets new benchmark for Dangote, others Sopuruchi ONWUKA With the 15 percent tariff slammed on imported petrol and diesel, the domestic petroleum market may have lost price stabilizing force; allowing Dangote and other smaller local refiners to…
Govt enjoins lawyers to assist in regulation enforcement in petroleum industry
Sopuruchi Onwuka Federal government is seeking the collaboration of legal practitioners in the country to swift and efficient enforcement of regulations across the country’s petroleum industry where the need for effective compliance has become necessary. The Authority Chief Executive at…
