Tag: refineries
71 Illegal Refineries shut, 400,000 litres of stolen Crude seized in one month
In total, the operations denied oil thieves access to approximately 411,400 litres of crude oil, 87,825 litres of illegally-refined Automotive…
Group seeks forensic audit of refineries, disputes $18bn repairs claim
“A credible audit must trace all disbursements from the year 2000 onward, which is when Nigeria’s refinery woes deepened under…
Nasarawa Assembly speaker hails Tinubu for reviving refineries
He emphasised the importance of praying for leaders to succeed, citing the revival of the refineries as a positive development.
Lokpobiri: I didn’t ask NNPCL to stop running refineries
The Minister described the claim made by Engr. Kamoru Busari, Director of Upstream in the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, at…
We can fix Nigeria’s moribund refineries in one year – Women engineers
Newly-elected APWEN Lagos Chapter Chairman, Mrs Atinuke Owolabi, made the made the promise on behalf of her colleagues during the…
Buhari handed 7-day ultimatum to probe trillions wasted on dead refineries
Successive governments have reportedly spent trillions of Naira to rehabilitate, operate and maintain the refineries that have produced little or…
Senate begins probe of NNPC over $396m spent on Refineries’ maintenance
The Senate on Thursday resolved to probe the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) over the sum of $396 million expended…
2019: 3 modular refineries to begin operations — Kachikwu
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, has said there are strong indications that three out of…
NNPC to establish 2 additional refineries in Warri, Port Harcourt
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it has plans to establish 100,000-barrels-per-day brownfield refineries in Port-Harcourt and Warri to…
Nigerian Govt urged to revive nation’s refineries
Experts on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to urgently revamp the nation’s refineries and create an enabling environment for…
Manufacturers call for privatisation of refineries
Dr Frank Jacobs, President, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), has called for the privatisation of the country’s four refineries to…
NNPC admits refineries not performing optimally
The Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) on Thursday admitted that the nation’s refineries in Warri, Kaduna and Port Harcourt are…
Federal Government urged to withhold funds ear-marked for refineries
The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) of the nation’s four refineries on Thursday urged…
Refineries: NNPC to soon select financiers
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Tuesday said it would soon pick financiers for the country’s refineries in Port…
26 companies express interest in revamping nation’s 3 refineries at $2 billion
Nigeria's Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu said on Tuesday that 26 firms have indicated their interest in…
Build signature refineries, Minister urges international partners
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, on Tuesday urged oil giants to build signature refineries in…
Tinubu Warns Buhari Against Selling Nation’s Refineries
The National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has warned the President Muhammadu Buhari's led Federal Government…
Oil workers hail FG over rehabilitation of refineries
Workers in the oil and gas sector on Monday commended the Federal Government on its plan and pronouncement to rehabilitate…
Privatising refineries’ll lead to job loss, NUPENG cries out
Jamiu Yisa The Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, Lagos State chapter, has kicked against the planned…
FG needs $700m to upgrade refineries – Kachikwu
The Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, said on Saturday that the Federal Government needed 700 million dollars…
NNPC opens bids for co-location of refineries
The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has opened bids for the co-location of refineries. In a statement signed by Mr…
Nigeria’s refineries back in production – NNPC
Nigeria’s struggling oil refineries are back in production and making enough gasoline to help “stabilise” its availability in the country,…
Oil Subsidy: Enugu residents call for overhaul of refineries
A cross section of Enugu residents have called on the federal government led by President Muhammadu Buhari to overhaul refineries…
Buhari should fix refineries to end scarcity – Lawmaker-elect
A newly elected member of the Niger House of Assembly, Malik Madaki, on Monday urged the incoming Muhammadu Buhari administration…
Privatisation Of Refineries: Need To Follow Due Process
Since the idea of privatising the refineries in the country was mooted, it has been generating serious debates. Many are…
NLC warns on plans to privatise Nigeria’s refineries, media
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Sunday called for the cancellation of the proposed idea to commercialise Federal Government-owned media…
BPE confirms plans to Privatise Refineries
Nigeria’s Bureau of Public Enterprises, BPE, has confirmed that it would privatise the four refineries in the country next year.…
Nigeria Governor Seeks Partnership To Check Pipeline Vandalism
Bayelsa State Government has called for the co-operation of major stakeholders in the oil and gas sector to check the…
Tension In Alesa As Soldiers Kill Man
Tension is now brewing between a former lawmaker and his Alesa-Eleme people, the hosts of two refineries and muti-billion Naira…
ICAN Boss Urges Govt To Revive Refineries
Professor Francis Ojaide, the 47th President of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), has called on the Federal Government…