The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has revealed that the price of Premium Motor Spirit churned out by the old Port Harcourt Refinery which resumed production on Tuesday, is ₦75 per litre higher than that sold by the Dangote Refinery. Joseph Obele, public relations officer of PETROAN, revealed that petrol supplied […]Read More
The Port Harcourt refinery, is set to resume crude oil production after several missed deadlines and a long period of rehabilitation exercise. The rehabilitation exercise worth $1.5 billion was approved by the Nigerian government in 2021 for the refinery with a combined 210,000 barrels per day capacity. Announcing the preparedness of the refinery for production […]Read More
The Nigerian presidency has revealed plans to fully privatise the country’s state-owned refineries, including the Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna facilities are underway. Sunday Dare, the President’s special adviser on media and public communications, posted this update in a statement posted on Sunday via his official X (formerly Twitter) account. The bulletin outlined key achievements […]Read More
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a reduction in the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, to N970 per litre from N990/litre. In a statement released by Anthony Chiejina, the Dangote Group’s chief branding and communications officer, this price cut will take effect immediately for oil marketers. The statement described the […]Read More
The House of Representatives has directed electricity distribution companies (DisCos) in the country to undergo an N500 billion recapitalisation to improve their financial stability and enhance service delivery to Nigerians. This decision followed the adoption of a motion titled “Need to Address the Activities of Distribution Companies in Nigeria,” sponsored by Ayokunle Isiaka, a lawmaker […]Read More
The Yola Electricity Distribution Company (YEDC) has started installing 1,880 meters, using funds from a recently secured N21 billion allocation aimed at enhancing service delivery for its Band ‘A’ customers. YEDC announced it would deploy 1,500 single-phase meters and 380 three-phase meters for Band ‘A’ customers, using N243 million from the N21 billion Meter Acquisition […]Read More
Senegal is on the verge of committing $2.7 billion to its international programme aimed at reducing emissions and cutting reliance on fossil fuels, contingent on the ruling party’s success in this weekend’s parliamentary elections. “If Prime Minister Sonko’s party wins a majority, an announcement could come quickly after the election,” said Remy Rioux, CEO of […]Read More
Adebayo Adelabu, the Minister for Power, has ordered the Transition Company of Nigeria (TCN) and all other relevant agencies of the ministry to begin the immediate implementation of the recommendations of the inter-agency committee, set up to address the incessant grid collapses in the power sector. The Minister’s matching order came as the TCN reported […]Read More
Mr. Tunji Bello, Executive Vice Chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has underscored the responsibility of Nigeria’s Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) to prioritise consumer rights in the ongoing efforts to upgrade Nigeria’s electricity metering system. Speaking at an emergency stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, Mr. Bello emphasized the need for […]Read More
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has clarified that it has not received any payments from the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) for refined petroleum products. In a statement issued by Anthony Chiejina, Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer of the Dangote Group, the refinery stated that discussions with IPMAN are still ongoing. “It is […]Read More
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