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- President Tinubu sacks NMDPRA CEO Saidu Mohammed after four-month tenure amid crippling aviation fuel crisis
Published: Apr 30, 2026
Section: Africa
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has removed Saidu Mohammed as the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), citing public intere...
- NMDPRA Sets Aviation Fuel Price At N2,037 Per Litre In Abuja To Curb Market Volatility
Published: Apr 28, 2026
Section: Africa
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority has intervened in the aviation fuel crisis, pegging prices at N2,037 for Abuja and setting a Lagos band of N1,7...
- Waltersmith Refining Doubles Production Capacity To 10,000 Barrels Per Day Following Completion Of Phase Two Expansion
Published: Apr 28, 2026
Section: Africa
Waltersmith Refining and Petrochemical Company has successfully doubled its modular refinery capacity in Imo State to enhance domestic energy self-sufficiency. The facility now pro...
- Energy Advocacy Group Commends NMDPRA For Stabilizing Aviation Fuel Supply And Curbing Market Speculation
Published: Apr 22, 2026
Section: Africa
The Centre for Energy Market Integrity and Sustainability (CEMIS) has praised the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) for its role in averting...
- Advocacy Group Commends Petroleum Regulator For Stabilizing Aviation Fuel Supply Amid Price Volatility
Published: Apr 22, 2026
Section: Africa
An oil sector advocacy group has praised the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) for its proactive intervention in the aviation fuel market. B...
- NMDPRA CEO Advocates for Phased Approach to African Fuel Specification Harmonization at ARDA Week 2026
Published: Apr 15, 2026
Section: Africa
Engr. Saidu Mohammed, CEO of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), has called for a "pragmatic" and step-by-step alignment of fuel standard...
- Nigerian Energy Costs Surge as Domestic Gas Base Price Increases and Cooking Gas Hits ₦1,150 per Kilogram
Published: Apr 2, 2026
Section: Africa
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has announced a strategic increase in the domestic base price of natural gas to $2.18 per MMBtu. Concu...
- Nigeria Boosts Gas Production To 7.5 Billion Cubic Feet Per Day As Federal Government Targets 12 Bcf/d Milestone By 2030
Published: Mar 31, 2026
Section: Africa
Nigeria’s gas output has increased to 7.5 billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d) as of 2025, up from 6.8 bcf/d in 2023. At a high-level ministerial roundtable in Abuja, the Decade of G...
- Energy Transparency Group Condemns NMDPRA Decision to Resume Fuel Imports Citing Risks to Domestic Refining Sovereignty
Published: Mar 26, 2026
Section: Africa
The Energy Transparency and Market Justice Initiative has issued a sharp rebuke following the NMDPRA’s decision to grant fresh petrol import licenses to six marketers. The advocacy...
- Shell Nigeria Gas and NMDPRA Partner with Oyo State to Expand Regional Midstream Infrastructure
Published: Mar 19, 2026
Section: Africa
The Managing Director of Shell Nigeria Gas has initiated high-level talks with the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority and Oyo State officials to accel...
- Aliko Dangote Warns Continued Fuel Importation Licences Threaten Domestic Refining Capacity and National Energy Security
Published: Mar 12, 2026
Section: Africa
Billionaire industrialist Aliko Dangote has accused downstream regulators of undermining local production by continuing to issue petrol importation licences despite the Dangote Ref...