Abuja, Dec. 15, 2025 (Naija247news) – The House of Representatives’ Joint Committee on Petroleum Resources has summoned Dangote Refinery and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) to address mounting tensions in the country’s downstream petroleum sector.
Chairman of the committee, Ikenga Ugochinyere, said the emergency meeting in Abuja on Monday was convened to prevent disputes from undermining the fragile stability recently achieved in fuel supply and pricing.
“The key issue is the renewed tension arising from concerns and allegations raised by Alhaji Aliko Dangote against the NMDPRA,” Ugochinyere stated.
He stressed that the committee must act swiftly to ensure sustainable solutions in Nigeria’s post-subsidy petroleum era, saying: “We are guarding hard-won stability; sustainable solutions require identifying critical issues, hence our invitation to Dangote and the NMDPRA leadership.”
The petitions reviewed by the committee reportedly cover the issuance of import licences and whether domestic refineries, including Dangote’s 650,000-barrel-per-day Lagos facility, can meet Nigeria’s daily petroleum demand.
Ugochinyere assured that all outstanding matters would be thoroughly examined when refining and regulatory stakeholders appear before the committee
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