July 01
Nigeria: NUPENG Publications Designed to Circumvent Election - Tanker Drivers
Members from four zones of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) branch of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has faulted recent publications of the… Read more »
June 30
Nigeria: NAF Airstrikes Destroy Illegal Refining Sites in Rivers, Kill Terrorists in Niger
Precision airstrikes undertaken by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have destroyed illegal refining sites in Rivers State and killed several terrorists riding on motorcycles in Niger… Read more »
June 27
Nigeria: Kyari's Efforts On Refinery Take-Off, Increased Crude Production in Line With Tinubu's Agenda - Group
A support group of President Bola Tinubu administration known as Renewed Hope Agenda Support Group has said that efforts of the GCEO of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company… Read more »
June 24
Nigeria: Dangote Accuses IOCs of Plotting Refinery's Failure
Management of Dangote Industries Limited, DIL, has accused International Oil Companies (IOCs) in Nigeria of doing everything to frustrate the survival of Dangote Oil Refinery and… Read more »
June 23
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Accuses IOCs of Sabotage Over Crude Oil Pricing
Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) has accused the International Oil Companies (IOCs) operating in Nigeria of actively hindering the Dangote Oil Refinery's operations. Read more »
Nigeria: NAF Airstrikes Destroy 13 Illegal Refining Sites, 7 Boats in Rivers, Bayelsa, Imo
The Air Component of Operation Delta Safe has destroyed 13 illegal refining sites and seven Cotonou boats as well as dispersed five J-5 buses attempting to siphon crude oil… Read more »
June 19
Nigeria: Tinubu, Others Applauded Over War Against Oil Theft, Vandalism
Stakeholders from the six states of the Niger Delta region and ex-militant leaders have commended President Bola Tinubu, the group chief executive officer of the Nigerian National… Read more »
June 17
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Reassures Petrol Refining Starts July
Dangote refinery 650, 000 barrels a day will start production of 10 ppm sulphur diesel (ULSD) in the week commencing 17 June and petrol production will follow as early as 10 July. Read more »
June 13
Nigeria: NNPC Withdraws Lawsuit Over Exxonmobil's $1.28bn Asset Sale to Seplat
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has filed a motion in the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, seeking to discontinue its ongoing legal… Read more »
Nigeria: 2024 Oil Bid Round - Stakeholders' Advocacy Tilts Towards Promoting Local Participation
There is an ongoing push recommending good corporate governance structure among indigenous oil companies to give them better opportunities to participate successfully in the 2024… Read more »
June 11
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Announces New Date for Petrol Supply
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has announced that the supply date for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) has been moved from June to mid-July. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Improved Crude Export Raises Opec May Output
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC oil output rose in May supported by increased export from Nigeria. Read more »
June 07
Nigeria: Shell's All On Calls for Policy Reforms to Boost Off-Grid Energy
In a significant move to address Nigeria's energy challenges, Shell Impact Investment Company, All On, has released a pivotal report advocating for comprehensive policy reforms to… Read more »
Nigeria: N5.4trn Fuel Subsidy - Posterity Won't Be Kind to You for Oversight Failure, Atiku Tells NASS
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in 2023, Atiku Abubakar, has told federal lawmakers that posterity will not be kind to them if they keep looking away from… Read more »
May 21
Nigeria: Navy Hails Personnel for Tackling Oil Theft, Increasing Production
Nigerian Navy has recorded remarkable feats in the fight against oil theft since "Operation Delta Sanity" was re-launched in January 2024. Read more »
May 16
Nigeria: NLC, Others Decry Elusive Gains of Subsidy Removal, One Year After
That President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced removal of fuel subsidy is no longer news. Read more »
May 15
Nigeria: Tinubu Commits to Reviving Oil Production, Economic Rebirth in Ogoniland
President Bola Tinubu said his administration is committed to unlocking the human and natural resource potential of Ogoniland, while ensuring the environmental and economic… Read more »
Nigeria: Despite PIA, Petrol Import Monopoly Persists
The Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) has failed to break the monopoly in Nigeria's petrol import market, as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited continues to dominate… Read more »
May 07
Nigeria: Reps to Probe NNPCL, AGIP Over Alleged Diversion of $72m Owed Nigerian Coy
The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, resolved to investigate the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and a multi-national oil company, AGIP, over allegations… Read more »
Nigeria: NNPCL Confirms 1.5bn Litres of Petrol in Stock, Moves to Fight Hoarding
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has engaged security agencies and other industry stakeholders to dismantle cartel suspected to be hoarding petrol across the… Read more »
May 02
Nigeria: Fuel Scarcity, Queues, Only Temporary - Reps
House of Representatives Committees on Petroleum Resources, Downstream and Midstream have confirmed the availability of petroleum products which arrived in the country since their… Read more »
Nigeria: Return of Fuel Queues
Nigerians who think they bade farewell to fuel queues long ago have been proven wrong following the recent return of long queues occasioned by scarcity of supply. Read more »
April 29
Nigeria: Fuel Subsidy Removal Necessary for Nigeria's Economy - Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has again defended his administration's decision to remove fuel subsidy in Nigeria, describing it as a necessary action to prevent the country from… Read more »
April 26
Nigeria: 11 Months After Subsidy Removal - Nigerians Still Face Fuel Scarcity, Long Queues
Eleven months after the federal government removed fuel subsidy and opened up the market for competition, Nigerians are still grappling with the harsh realities of fuel scarcity… Read more »
April 17
Nigeria: Petrol Import Costs Fully Recovered, Nnpcl Insists
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has said it recovered full costs from the products it imports into the country. Read more »