The House of Representatives Committee on Privatisation and Commercialisation on Wednesday asked the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to halt plans to privatise the country’s refineries. It also noted that some of its joint venture engagements with foreign companies were questionable and must be investigated. The Chairman...

The Federal Government has said it will set a time frame for the privatisation of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and the refineries before the end of this year. As part of the deregulation of the downstream oil and gas sector, the Special Adviser to...