NMDPRA launches fresh push for a transparent West African fuel price benchmark, arguing that Africa must end its dependence on petroleum price references set outside the continent.
Nigeria says growing refining capacity across West Africa has created the...
May 07, (THEWILL) — The Senate has confirmed Rabiu Umar as Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority following his screening on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, during which lawmakers commended his professionalism, depth of industry...
April 29, (THEWILL) — President Bola Tinubu has removed Mr Saidu Mohammed as the Authority Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), barely four months after appointing him to the strategic regulatory position,...
April 01, (THEWILL) — The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has announced an increase in the Domestic Base Price of natural gas to $2.18 per MMBtu, effective April 1, 2026, marking a slight rise from...
January 05, (THEWILL) — President Bola Tinubu has nominated 21 persons for appointment to the boards of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), forwarding their names to the...
December 19, (THEWILL) — Concerns have continued to mount over the ongoing impasse between the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), with stakeholders cautioning that the dispute goes beyond a commercial disagreement...
December 17, (THEWILL) — President Bola Tinubu has removed and replaced the heads of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).
The development was announced in a statement signed on...
December 17, (THEWILL) — The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Engr. Farouk Ahmed, has disowned a ‘fake’ statement circulating in the media and on social platforms as his purported response...
December 15, (THEWILL) — Over 50 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have accused the Chairman of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, of attempts to undermine regulatory independence in Nigeria’s petroleum sector, as they dismissed allegations of corruption against the...
December 15, (THEWILL) — Africa’s richest man and Chairman of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), Aliko Dangote, on Sunday, levelled grave allegations of corruption and economic sabotage against the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory...
South African Presidential Spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, said Ramaphosa had no involvement in the broadcast disruption, insisting that the incident was an operational matter and not a deliberate attempt to silence Nigeria.
