Nigeria: NNPC Signs MOU With Chinese Firms for Port Harcourt, Warri Refineries Restart

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sanjiang Chemical Company Limited and Xingcheng (Fuzhou) Industrial Park… Read more »

Nigeria: OPEC Considers Output Hike in June Despite Hormuz Disruption

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is considering raising production for June. Read more »

Nigeria: Dangote Refinery's 1.4mbpd Upgrade to Create 95,000 Fresh Jobs

President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has announced that the expansion of the Dangote Refinery to a production capacity of 1.4 million barrels per day will generate employment… Read more »

Nigeria: Army Arrests 9 Suspected Oil Thieves, Confiscates Products Worth Over N250m

Troops of the 6 Division, Nigerian Army have arrested nine suspected oil thieves and confiscated products worth over N250 million in operations carried out across states in the… Read more »

Nigeria: Aviation Fuel Crisis Threatens 2026 Hajj Airlift, Stakeholders Warn

Stakeholders in Nigeria's aviation sector have called on the federal and state governments to urgently intervene in the sharp rise in aviation fuel prices, which is threatening the… Read more »

Nigeria: Aviation Fuel Crisis - NMDPRA Sets Jet A1 Prices At N1,988 in Lagos, N2,037 in Abuja

In a bid to stabilise supply and curb rising costs in the aviation sector, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has pegged aviation fuel,… Read more »

Nigeria: Brent Hits $105.7 On Fifth Day of Gains As Supply Fears Persist - WtTIDips to $94.7

Brent crude futures traded around $105.7 per barrel on Friday, officials and market analysts reported, marking a fifth straight session of gains and bringing the weekly advance to… Read more »

Nigeria: Aviation Fuel Crisis - Keyamo's Meeting With Airlines, Marketers, Regulators Ends in Deadlock

A crucial meeting convened yesterday by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, with the Airlines Operators of Nigeria (AON), oil marketers and… Read more »

Nigeria: Aviation Fuel Hike - Govt Grants Discount to Local Airlines On Outstanding Debts

The federal government has announced discount to local airlines debts as a means of addressing the over 300 per cent hike in aviation fuel, popularly known as Jet A1. Read more »

Nigeria: Dangote Seeks Broader Oil Operations Integration After Spudding First Upstream Oil

The Dangote Group is pressing ahead with integration of its oil operations after it achieved first oil from its upstream petroleum assets and is preparing to commence marketable… Read more »

Nigeria: Navy Destroys Illegal Refining Sites, Recovers N600m Stolen Products

The Nigerian Navy under Operation DELTA SENTINEL has destroyed illegal refining sites and recovered stolen products worth over N600 million. Read more »

Nigeria: Manufacturers Propose CNG Adoption and Naira-for-Crude Optimization As Alternatives to Fuel Imports

Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has pushed for practical, home-focused measures to fight inflation, including optimizing the Naira-for-crude policy, accelerating CNG… Read more »

Nigeria: NUPRC Enforces Advanced Emissions Tracking for Oil Firms

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has issued a strong policy directive, ordering all upstream oil and gas companies to put in place solid systems for… Read more »

Nigeria: Court Dismisses Suit Challenging Pipeline Surveillance Contract Renewal

Justice Bello Kawu of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has dismissed a suit seeking to stop the renewal and restructure of the nation's pipeline surveillance… Read more »

Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Raises Petrol Price to N1,275/Litre, Diesel to N1,950

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has raised its gantry price of petrol to N1,275 per litre and that of diesel to N1,950 per litre, marking a fresh increase in fuel costs that could… Read more »

Africa: Middle East Crisis Pushes Buyers to Nigeria, Other African Producers

Global energy analysts have predicted that Nigeria, along with other oil-producing African countries, will become a major beneficiary of the ongoing Middle East conflict. Read more »

Nigeria: Protest Rocks NASS Over Calls Decentralisation of Pipeline Surveillance Contract

Protesters under the aegis of Concerned Niger Delta Stakeholders on Tuesday stormed the National Assembly, opposing calls to decentralise the pipeline surveillance contract… Read more »

Nigeria: Drivers Block Roads As Benin Commuters Stranded Over Fuel Hike

Commercial drivers operating along Upper Sakponba Road in Benin City on Monday staged a protest against the recent increase in petroleum product prices, disrupting traffic and… Read more »

Nigeria: Petrol Hits N1,320, N1450/L in Lagos, Abuja As Dangote Raises Gantry Price Again

Petrol prices at major filling stations across Nigeria have surged to as high as N1,320 per litre in Lagos and around N1,450 per litre in Abuja, following a fresh increase in the… Read more »

Nigeria: Navy Arrests Eight Suspected Oil Thieves, Seizes Consignment in Rivers

The Nigerian Navy troops operating under Operation DELTA SENTINEL have intercepted a large consignment of illegally refined petroleum products and arrested eight suspected oil… Read more »

Nigeria: Petrol At N1,400 - Labour, Manufacturers, Economists Seek Government Intervention

With the pump price of petrol nearing N1,500 per litre amid Middle East tensions, labour unions, economists, manufacturers, and civil society groups have called for urgent… Read more »

Nigeria: Rights Group Asks Akpabio to Reveal Suspect Names in Alleged N210trn Missing Funds

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Senate President Godswill Akpabio to instruct the Public Accounts Committee to disclose the names and titles… Read more »

Nigeria: Reps Committee Warns of Fuel Scarcity, Price Hike in 48 Hours

The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) on Thursday warned that Nigeria could face a fresh wave of fuel scarcity and rising petrol prices if… Read more »

Nigeria: Ramp Up Production Now Amid Crude Price Surge, Lokpobiri Urges Oil Operators

The minister of state for Petroleum Resources, Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, has challenged oil operators to ramp up production immediately to capitalise on soaring global crude prices. Read more »

Nigeria: Crude, Condensate Output Dips to 1.48mbpd in February, Puts 2.5mbpd Target in Jeopardy

Nigeria's combined crude oil and condensate output dipped to 1.48 million barrels per day (mbpd) in February 2026, down sharply from 1.62mbpd in January. Read more »