Dangote Refinery Tour: What Nigerian Engineers Didn't Discuss, by Baba El-Yakubu   Rarely does a simple industrial dispute between a company and regulatory authority develop into a national pastime. The one between Dangote Refinery and NMDPRA has generated animated debates among experts and the general public....

Dangote Refinery, Energy Security and the Monopoly of Oil Sector By Kabir Fagge Nigeria's oil industry was recently thrown into chaos following disputes that erupted between Farouk Ahmed, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), and Aliko Dangote,...

Dangote Refinery and the Monopoly Question By Abdulhaleem Ishaq Ringim The petro-chemical market in Nigeria has over the past few days been subjected to scrutiny regarding the market structure it will assume with the advent of the Dangote Refinery. The CEO of the Nigerian Midstream and...

FG Increases Gas to Power Price Price By 11% The federal government has announced an increase in the wholesale price of gas to power plants by 11 per cent from $2.18 per MMBTU (Million British Thermal Unit) to $2.42/mmbtu. The gas companies had since January this...

FG Approves 94 Import Permits to Oil Marketers The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, says it has issued a total of 94 importation licences to oil marketers. This was revealed by the Chief Executive, NMDPRA, Farouk Ahmed, at the opening...

Petrol Subsidy Gulps N4.8trn Annually - FG The Federal Government through the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) stated on Tuesday that fuel subsidy was gulping about N4.8tn from its purse. The Chief Executive Officer, NMDPRA, Farouk Ahmed, disclosed this at the ongoing Energy...