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Local Refining Push Gains Momentum as NUPRC Unveils Crude Swap Plan to End Supply Bottlenecks

NUPRC has begun wide-ranging consultations with industry stakeholders on a domestic crude oil and gas swap initiative aimed at reducing logistics costs. The proposed swap mechanism is expected to improve compliance with the Domestic Crude Supply Obligation (DCSO)...

How 24 Oil Firms Quietly Stashed $160m Meant For Niger Delta Development

Over half of audited oil companies in Nigeria quietly withheld statutory development funds meant for host communities. An EFCC probe recovered over $160 million in unpaid levies following systemic non-compliance across the sector. The Senate Public Accounts Committee...

Nigeria Sustains 1.5mbpd Oil Output for Third Month Despite July Dip

Nigeria’s crude oil production remained above 1.5 million barrels per day for the third consecutive month in July despite a 50,000bpd decline from June. OPEC data showed Q2 output averaged 1.525 million bpd, up from 1.388 million bpd...

FG Weighs New Crude Supply Rules As Local Refiners Face High Feedstock Costs

Federal Government considers changes to crude allocation and pricing under the Domestic Crude Supply Obligation. Proposed direct-delivery and pricing adjustments could reduce feedstock costs for local refiners. Nigeria supplied 28.5 million barrels to domestic refineries in Q1, less...

Local Refineries Receive 53.7m Barrels Of Crude In Q2 As Supply Obligation Hits 97.4 Percent

Nigerian local refineries received 53.7 million barrels of crude oil and condensate between April and June 2026, representing 97.4 per cent of the volumes allocated under the Domestic Crude Supply Obligation. Supply performance varied sharply across the quarter,...

UK Imports More Refined Fuel Than Crude Oil From Nigeria For First Time

Refined petroleum products became the UK’s biggest goods import from Nigeria, worth £674.5 million in the year to March 2026. Nigerian crude oil imports fell 64.3%, dropping below refined petroleum products for the first time in the latest...

Brent Tumbles Below $80 as US-Iran Hormuz Talks Raise Supply Hopes

Brent crude slipped below $80 per barrel after renewed progress in US-Iran talks boosted hopes of reopening the Strait of Hormuz, easing concerns over global oil supply disruptions. Senior US officials said negotiations were advancing, prompting a sharp...

Nigeria Earned ₦24tn From Crude Exports in Six Months as Refiners Kept Waiting – Report

Nearly seven out of every 10 barrels produced during the period were sold overseas despite persistent concerns over crude supply to domestic refineries. Higher international oil prices, rather than a sharp rise in export volumes, drove the surge...

OPEC+ Approves More Crude Supply as Nigeria Pushes to Hit 1.84m bpd Budget Target

OPEC+ approves a fresh 188,000 barrels per day oil production increase for September, completing the rollback of a key layer of 2023 supply cuts aimed at stabilising the global crude market. The latest adjustment marks the fourth consecutive...

Brent Crude Drops 5 Percent As US-Iran Pause Eases Supply Fears

Brent crude fell more than 5 percent on Monday after the United States and Iran paused attacks over the weekend, raising hopes that diplomatic efforts could ease tensions in the Middle East. The decline followed weeks of sharp...
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Lack Of Love Not Enough – Akwa Ibom Court Rejects Divorce Petition After 43-Year Marriage

An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has dismissed a petition seeking the dissolution of a marriage that has lasted over 43 years, ruling that lack of love and mutual respect between spouses does not, on its own, constitute sufficient legal grounds for divorce.
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