Entries by AllAfrica News: Petroleum

Nigeria: FG Plans to Ban Overloaded Petrol Trucks

[Premium Times] The NMDPRA said the decision was made to mitigate the high level of trucks and transit accidents in the country.

Nigeria: Tanker Fires – Govt Bans 60,000 Litres Capacity Trucks From Lifting Petroleum Products

[Leadership] The federal government has banned fuel tankers with a 60,000 litres capacity from loading and transporting petroleum products from the various depots across the country, effective from March 1, 2025.

Nigeria: Local Refinery Currently Meets 50% of Daily Petrol Consumption – Nmdpra

[Daily Trust] The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has disclosed that local refinery only meets 50 per cent of daily fuel consumption, justifying the continued importation of Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS) to meet...

Nigeria: FG Identifies Agric, Solid Minerals As Priority Sectors

[Daily Trust] The federal government has identified the agricultural and mining sector as priority sectors to access non-oil exports into the country.

Nigeria: Son Raises Concern Over Substandard Lubricants

[Daily Trust] The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has raised concerns over the growing prevalence of substandard lubricants in the country, warning that such products pose serious risks to consumers and the economy.

Nigeria: Will Creating 31 New States Fix Nigeria or Fuel More Corruption?

[Daily Trust] Will creating 31 new states solve Nigeria's governance challenges or just deepen corruption? In this video, we analyze the potential impact of increasing Nigeria's states from 36 to 67. Will it bring governance closer to the people, impro...

Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Presents Africa With New Partnership Opportunities – Ncdmb Boss

[Vanguard] Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, has said the Dangote 650,000-barrel-per-day Integrated Refinery and Petrochemical Company afford Nigeria and other African countries partnership opportunities for sourcing petroleum p...

Nigeria: Ebonyi Gov Mourns 11 Lost in Enugu Petrol Tanker Explosion

[Vanguard] Abakaliki -- Ebonyi State Government has visited the family of the 11 victims who lost their lives in the Enugu petrol tanker explosion to commiserate with them.