Entries by AllAfrica News: Petroleum

Nigeria: Manufacturers Propose CNG Adoption and Naira-for-Crude Optimization As Alternatives to Fuel Imports

[Leadership] Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has pushed for practical, home-focused measures to fight inflation, including optimizing the Naira-for-crude policy, accelerating CNG adoption for transport fleets, and fixing power infrastructure.

Nigeria: Jet Fuel – Keyamo Seeks Calm, Calls Stakeholders’ Meeting

[Vanguard] Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, Friday, urged the Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, not to adjust ticket prices over the rise in jet fuel, saying it would impose significant hardship on the travelling public.

Kenya: President Ruto – Govt to Do Everything Possible to Cushion Kenyans From Oil Price Surge

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has announced a raft of emergency measures aimed at shielding Kenyans from rising living costs triggered by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, including a temporary reduction of Value Added Tax (VAT)...

Nigeria: Airline Operators Threaten to Suspend Operations Over Surge in Jet Fuel Price

[Vanguard] Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, has warned that airlines across the country may suspend operations from April 20, 2026, over what it described as an "astronomical and unsustainable" rise in the price of Jet A1 fuel.

Kenya: President Ruto Signs Tax Relief Law Reducing Fuel VAT By Half for Three Months

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has signed the VAT (Amendment) Act 2026 into law, temporarily reducing Value Added Tax on fuel from 16 percent to 8 percent for a period of 90 days in a move aimed at easing pressure on consumers and stabi...

Nigeria: Reopening Fuel Imports Is Not Reform, It Is Regression

[Premium Times] In April, the World Bank repeated a familiar prescription, one of many that have never guided any developing nation toward genuine success. The pattern is predictable: a prescription, followed by confusion, and ultimately chaos. This ti...

Mozambique: Government Insists No Risk of Fuel Shortages

[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government on Thursday insisted again that there is no risk of fuel shortages - despite the long queues of vehicles at filling stations in Maputo and other cities.

Rwanda: Petrol Price Increase By Over Rwf600 On a Litre

[New Times] Petrol prices on the pump have been increased to Rwf2,938 per litre, up from Rwf2,303, while diesel remains unchanged at Rwf2,205, following a new tariff announced by Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) on April 16.

West Africa: ‘Why Nigeria Continues to Miss Opec Quota’

[Daily Trust] The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and its partners operating in the upstream industry have continued to miss the 1.5 million oil production quota given to the county by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC...

Nigeria: Daily Petrol Imports Rise 96.6 Percent to 5.9m Litres – NMDPRA

[Vanguard] Importation of premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, by oil marketers rose by 96.6 per cent in March 2026 to 5.9 million litres per day, up from 3.0 million litres in February, according to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream P...