Petroleum Products Supply:MURIC hails NNPC-Dangote rapport

A faith-based human rights organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has applauded the cooperation and mutual understanding between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) and Dangote Refinery.   In a statement issued on Monday, 25th November, 2024, the Executive Director of MURIC, Professor Ishaq Akintola, described the recent development as positive, progressive and commendable.   The full statement reads:   *“The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) yesterday instructed independent marketers to halt the importation of petroleum products from outside Nigeria citing the capacity of Dangote Refinery to supply…

JUST IN: Dangote refinery reduces price of petrol to N970 per litre

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a reduction in its ex-depot price of premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, to N970 per litre for oil marketers.   The group’s Chief Branding and Communications Officer, Anthony Chiejina, made the revelation known on Sunday.   He said the price was slashed from N990/litre to N970/litre “to appreciate the good people of Nigeria”   “As the year comes to an end, this is our way of appreciating the good people of Nigeria for their unwavering support in making the Refinery a…

Energy group condemns High importation of fuel amidst NNPCL decision to patronize local refineries …. says removal of Eyesan, Ajiya, face-saving for Kyari, others

Despite the decision of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), to end Importation of Petroleum Products and patronize Dangote and other local refineries, there has been a rise in petrol importation by marketers in Nigeria over the last few days.   This was contained in a statement signed by Dr. Robinson Onuh, the Executive Director of Energy Reforms Advocates of Nigeria (ERAN), on Monday.   Dr. Onuh’s outcry was also coming on the heels of the sack of some board and top management team of the NNPCL, wherein, Umar…

APC Youth disowns Group over protest against Matawalle ….. Urges DSS to investigate Akida’s links with Zamfara Gov

The protest by some group against the Honourable Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawale in Abuja on Tuesday, has been described as a “futile effort by mischievous elements and enemies of the Federal Government”, to distract the ongoing fight against terrorism and banditry in the north.   A statement issued on Tuesday night by the President of Zamfara APC Youth Integrity Network (ZAYIN), Alhaji Idris Ibrahim, specifically alleged that Tuesday’s protest against Matawale at the headquarters of the Department of State Security (DSS) in Abuja, which was the second…

APC Group lauds NNPCL, Marketers over plan to distribute Dangote fuel across Nigeria …… Charges Kyari to fix ailing local refineries, not only MoUs with Dangote

Foremost youth group within the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), has hailed the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) and major oil marketers for deciding to lift and distribute fuel from the Dangote refinery to end users across the country. The group, APC Vanguard for Optimum Transparency and Accountability (APC-VOTA), also called on the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the NNPCL, Malam Mele Kyari, to live up to his promises by making the Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna refineries operational. In a statement issued on Wednesday morning by the…

Monday Lines : Petrol price as slow poison, By Lasisi Olagunju

On May 25, 2020, George Floyd of Minneapolis repeatedly pleaded for reprieve. “I can’t breathe,” he groaned while police officer, Derek Chauvin, smashed his knee on Floyd’s neck and back. A bystander saw what was happening and exclaimed “let him breathe.” No. The officer was killing Floyd slowly. For every plea for breath, Derek Chauvin pressed harder the back of George Floyd’s neck. The law enforcer kept his knee there – one minute, two minutes, three minutes….ten minutes. Then there was quiet. The bell tolled for Floyd. And then the…

DSS to meet Oil Marketers Over Fuel Price Hike

The Nigerian petroleum marketers will be meeting with the Department of State Services (DSS) over the price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) and its availability.   The meeting is scheduled to hold on Wednesday.   The President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) disclosed this in an interview with Daily Post on Monday, noting that the meeting is about petrol pump price and its availability to oil marketers. “Wednesday I have a meeting with the Department of State Services.   “It is about the petrol pump price.…

NMDPRA: Pioneering Local Refining In Nigeria, By Abubakar Yusuf

The Engr Farouk Ahmed led Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority NMDPRA had pioneered many activities of the new agency in the last three years , from the pioneer Chief Executive Officer of the new oil and gas regulatory agency in Nigeria created about three years ago, and towards ensuring the commencement of the local refining of petroleum products refining powered by the private sector, the Dangote Refinery. With moribund government refineries across the north and south- south of the country spread for over two decades, the activities of…

In the Matter of Dangote Refinery vs NNPC – Simon Kolawole

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery was supposed to be the final solution to Nigeria’s energy needs. What went wrong? Why the brouhaha? Why the anti-climax? I have been observing developments from my balcony — beyond what I have been seeing in the papers, watching on TV, hearing on radio and reading on social media. I could see two major camps in the pandemonium — one painting the picture of a conspiracy to sabotage the refinery so that the “cabals” can continue to feed fat on the nation; the other casting Dangote…

It Is Illegal for NNPCL to fix prices of Dangote Petrol – Falana

Falana has said it is illegal for the state oil company, NNPCL to determine prices of Premium Motor Spirit also known as petrol after deregulation.   Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, stated that the National Nigeria Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has confirmed its resolve to continue to sabotage the national economy through the reckless importation of cheaper petrol from foreign countries at a cost that the nation cannot afford, by selling the petrol produced by Dangote Refinery at a higher price.   Falana said it is illegal for the…