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‘No subsidy in oil, gas sector’ — NMDPRA

Aminu Imam
NMDPRA

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, (NMDPRA ), has said there are no subsidies in the oil and gas sector, as Nigeria operates a completely deregulated market. The NMDPRA Director, Public Affairs Department, George Ene-Italy, who made this known to newsmen in Abuja yesterday, was reacting to the recent reports that the Federal Government has removed subsidies or increased the price of Compressed Natural Gas, (CNG). Recall that CNG refilling stations in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) had, early this week, increased the product from ₦230 to ₦380…

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NMDPRA branch defies PENGASSAN leadership

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NMDPRA

…Vows to uphold union democracy A major rift has erupted within Nigeria’s oil workers’ union, as over 500 members of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) Branch have invoked the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) Constitution to hold branch elections, defying what they describe as stone-walling and unilateral control by the union’s national leadership under President Festus Osifo. The staff, under the umbrella of the NMDPRA Congress, have openly rejected the caretaker committee installed by the National Secretariat of PENGASSAN. The decision,…

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NMDPRA branch defies PENGASSAN leadership, vows to uphold union democracy

Aminu Imam
NMDPRA

A major rift has erupted within Nigeria’s oil workers’ union, as over 500 members of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) Branch have invoked the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) Constitution to hold branch elections, defying what they describe as stone-walling and unilateral control by the union’s national leadership under President Festus Osifo. The staff, under the umbrella of the NMDPRA Congress, have openly rejected the caretaker committee installed by the National Secretariat of PENGASSAN. The decision, announced on June 27, has…

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Corruption allegations: Lawyers storm Villa, NASS, demand NMDPRA boss probe

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Lawyers on NMDPRA probe

About 500 public interest lawyers yesterday stormed the Presidential Villa and National Assembly with a petition demanding the immediate probe, sacking and prosecution of Ahmed Farouk, the Chief Executive Officer, CEO of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, (NMDPRA). The lawyers and members of some civil society organisations (CSOs) have been protesting for days, demanding immediate investigation of corruption allegations against Ahmed. They are equally demanding his sack and prosecution over the alleged offences, which include abuse of office and conflict of interest. The lawyers cited grave allegations…

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“50 CNG stations only servicing 200 million Nigerians” – NMDPRA

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NMDPRA

Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, (NMDPRA) Farouk Ahmed, says Nigeria has less than 50 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) compression stations to feed 200 million Nigerians. This is despite efforts of the Federal Government, through the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative to give Nigerians access to CNG as a replacement to the pricey fossil fuels like petrol and diesel. Ahmed stated this in his speech at the conference of the Nigeria Association of Energy Correspondents in Lagos. Speaking on energy security, which is crucial for…

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?angote Refinery to supply 25m litres of petrol daily in Sept.’ – NMDPRA

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NMDPRA ?angote Refinery

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says ?angote Refinery will supply 25 million litres of fuel daily in September. It also finalised an agreement with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) to sell crude oil to ?angote refinery in the local currency, the Naira. This development is in line with the recent approval by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to sell crude oil to ?angote Refinery in Naira as well purchase petrol products from the refinery in the local currency. “At the NMDPRA headquarters in Abuja,…

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‘Marketers selling petrol into Jerry cans, meter alteration, hoarding risk loss of license’ – NMDPRA

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NMDPRA 2 marketers

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has announced that marketers risk losing their licenses if they hoard fuel, sell into jerry cans, or tamper with their meters. During an inspection tour in Abuja on Friday,  NMDPRA’s Executive Director of Distribution Systems, Storage, and Retailing Infrastructure, Ogbugo Ukoha, who issued the warning, emphasised that retail petrol stations must stop selling fuel to black marketers, as this poses significant safety risks and violates federal regulations. “You need to take this warning very seriously. If you need security reinforcements, speak…

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Anti-?angote Refinery comments: Nigerians demand removal of NMDPRA boss

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?angote NMDPRA comments

Nigerians have called out the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Authority, (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed, for saying the diesel produced by the $20bn ?angote Refinery is inferior to the ones imported into the country. It appears Ahmed incurred the wrath of Nigerians, who accused him of trying to de-market the refinery owned by Africa’s richest man, Aliko ?angote. It had earlier been reported that Ahmed had told the ?angote Refinery that the Federal Government would not stop the importation of petroleum products, saying Nigeria cannot depend on…

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‘?angote Refinery has no operational licence’ – NMDPRA

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Dangote NMDPRA

…Says refinery at ‘45% completion The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says the ?angote Refinery is still at the pre-commissioning stage and has not been licensed. Speaking to State House correspondents on Thursday, the NMDPRA Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NMDPRA,  Farouk Ahmed, said there are numerous concerns regarding petroleum products’ supply nationwide. “Well, just like you rightly asked, there are lots of concerns about the supply of petroleum products nationwide and the claims by some media houses that we were trying to scuttle Dangote refinery; that…

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Naira Swap: Oil regulatory authority to sanction Filling Stations rejecting POS, transfer

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says it will sanction fuel stations that reject the use of Point of Sale (POS) machines or bank transfers at their outlets. This is contained in a statement by Kimchi Apollo, General Manager, Corporate Communications and Stakeholders Management, NMDPRA, on Thursday in Abuja. The statement frowned at the act by the retail outlets due to the recent cash crunch brought about by the new Naira design. “It has come to the attention of the NMDPRA that some retail outlets are not accepting…

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