Isaac Anyaogu

Nigerian lawmakers on Monday set up a committee to investigate crude shortages to local refineries and importation of dirty fuels, issues at the heart of a rift between the Dangote Refinery and Nigeria's downnstream oil regulator.

Lagos— Nigerian legislators on Monday set up a committee to investigate crude shortages to local refineries and importation of dirty fuels, issues

By Ope Adetayo and Isaac Anyaogu ABUJA (Reuters) -Police fired tear gas to disperse crowds of protesters in Nigeria's capital city Abuja on

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Nigerian refineries - including the Dangote Refinery - have raised their domestic crude requirements for the second half of 2024 to 597 700 barrels per day (bpd) from 483 000 bpd i

More than 31.8 million Nigerians are acutely short of food due to security challenges and the removal of fuel subsidies, the government said on Tuesday, citing a study by several of the country's international development partners.

Nigeria's Dangote Oil Refinery has begun processing gasoline after delays caused by recent crude shortages, an executive said on Monday.

Lagos — Nigeria's Dangote Oil Refinery has begun processing petrol after delays caused by crude shortages, an executive says.

Nigeria's state-owned oil company, NNPC Ltd, has increased petrol prices by over 15%, marking the second hike in less than a month and the exit from a costly subsidy programme that has strained its finances.

Nigeria's national power grid is prone to frequent collapses, with the resulting power shortages proving an obstacle to economic growth and investment in Africa's most populous nation.