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World Bank: SERAP tells NNPCL to Account for Missing N500BN

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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Mr Bayo Bashir Ojulari, Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPCL) Limited “to account for and explain the whereabouts of the missing N500 billion, which the NNPCL failed to remit to the Federation Account, between October 2024 and December 2024, as revealed by the World Bank.” SERAP urged Mr Ojulari “to identify those suspected to be involved, surcharge them for the full amount involved, and hand them over to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for investigation and prosecution.” SERAP also urged Mr Ojulari “to invite the EFCC and ICPC to investigate the spending and whereabouts of the N500 billion, and to ensure the full recovery and remittance of the money to the Federation Account without further delay. The World Bank had last week disclosed that out of the N1.1trn revenue from crude sales and other income in 2024, the NNPCL only remitted N600bn, leaving a deficit of N500bn unaccounted for. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) also recently called for the subsidy removal savings to be transferred to the national budget. In the Freedom of Information request dated 17 May 2025 and signed by SERAP deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare, the organisation said: “There is a legitimate public interest in explaining the whereabouts of the alleged missing N500 billion oil money and grave violations of the Nigerian Constitution 1999 [as amended]’” SERAP said, “The country’s oil wealth ought to be used solely for the benefit of the Nigerian people, and for the sake of the present and future generations.” According to SERAP, “Nigerians have the right to know why the NNPCL failed to remit the subsidy removal savings to the Federation Account, and why the NNPCL is deliberately denying states and local governments their allocations from the Account, contrary to the provisions of the Nigerian Constitution 1999 [as amended]” The letter, read in part: “Nigerians continue to bear the brunt of these missing public funds from the NNPCL meant for the economic development of the country. “We would be grateful if the recommended measures are taken within 7 days of the receipt and/or publication of this letter. If we have not heard from you by then, SERAP shall consider appropriate legal actions to compel the NNPCL to comply with our requests in the public interest. “The missing oil revenue reflects a failure of NNPCL accountability more generally and is directly linked to the institution’s continuing failure to uphold the principles of transparency and accountability. “The Nigerian Constitution, Freedom of Information Act, and the country’s anti-corruption and human rights obligations rest on the principle that citizens should have access to information regarding the spending of their commonwealth. “SERAP notes that the Supreme Court in a groundbreaking judgment recently declared that the Freedom of Information Act ‘is applicable and applies to the public records in the Federation’, including those kept by the NNPCL. “SERAP is concerned that the Auditor-General of the Federation and Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) have for many years documented reports of disappearance of oil money from the NNPCL. “The allegations have undermined economic development of the country, trapped the majority of Nigerians in poverty and deprived them of opportunities. “The failure by the NNPCL to remit the money to the Federation Account is a grave violation of the public trust and the provisions of the Nigerian Constitution, national anticorruption laws, and the country’s obligations under the UN Convention against Corruption. “Despite the country’s enormous oil wealth, ordinary Nigerians have derived very little benefit from oil money primarily because of widespread grand corruption, and the entrenched culture of impunity of perpetrators. “Combating the corruption epidemic in the oil sector would alleviate poverty, improve access of Nigerians to basic public goods and services, and enhance the ability of the government to meet its human rights and anti-corruption obligations. “According to our information, the World Bank recently disclosed that out of the N1.1tn revenue from crude sales and other income in 2024, the NNPCL only remitted N600bn, leaving a deficit of N500bn unaccounted for. “The revenue and other income were expected to be paid into the Federation Account and shared by all levels of government but the NNPCL reportedly failed to do so. “SERAP notes that Section 15(5) of the Nigerian Constitution 1999 (as amended) requires public institutions to abolish all corrupt practices and abuse of power. “Section 13 of the Nigerian Constitution imposes clear responsibility on the NNPCL to conform to, observe and apply the provisions of Chapter 2 of the constitution. “Nigeria has made legally binding commitments under the UN Convention against Corruption to ensure accountability in the management of public resources. Articles 5 and 9 of the UN Convention against Corruption also impose legal obligations on the NNPCL to ensure proper management of public affairs and public funds. “These commitments ought to be fully upheld and respected. “Explaining the spending details and whereabouts of the missing N500 billion public funds, identifying those suspected to be responsible and ensuring that perpetrators are brought to justice and the full recovery of any missing public funds would serve the public interest and end the impunity of perpetrators. “The missing oil revenue has also impeded Nigerians’ ability to enjoy their economic and social rights, and denied them access to essential public goods and services, especially at the time of cost of living crisis in the country. “The missing oil revenue has further damaged the already precarious economy and contributed to very high levels of deficit spending by the government. “Had the NNPCL accounted for and remitted the alleged missing N500 billion to the Federation Account, it is likely that more funds would have been allocated to the fulfillment of economic and social rights, such as increased spending on public goods and services. “Without the full recovery and remittance of the missing N500 billion of oil revenue, the dire economic situation may worsen and Nigerians will continue to…

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NNPCL Earns ₦336bn from Crude Sales to Dangote, Foreign Buyers

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) generated ₦336.37 billion from crude oil sales in the first quarter of 2025, with Dangote Petroleum Refinery accounting for over 32 percent of the transactions. Internal documents submitted at the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meetings and obtained by The PUNCH revealed that crude supplies to the refinery totaled ₦107.44 billion, with unit prices ranging from $74.87 to $80.34 per barrel. These transactions were settled in naira using exchange rates recommended by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), between ₦1,501.22/$ and ₦1,562.91/$. This naira-based crude supply arrangement is part of the Federal Government’s initiative to support local refining, conserve foreign exchange, and reduce fuel import dependency. Initially introduced in July 2024, the naira-for-crude policy directed NNPCL to sell crude oil to Dangote Refinery in naira for an initial six-month phase. While the refinery briefly suspended sales in naira in March 2025 due to currency mismatch concerns, the Federal Executive Council reaffirmed the agreement, emphasizing its importance as a sustainable long-term policy. Following the policy’s reinstatement, Dangote Refinery slashed its ex-depot petrol price to ₦835 per litre—its third reduction in six weeks—underscoring the benefits of local crude supply. During Q1 2025, the refinery received seven cargoes totaling 915,821 barrels from the Okwuibome field operated by Sterling Oil (SEEPCO), under a Production Sharing Contract. However, SEEPCO has faced scrutiny over alleged expatriate quota abuse and anti-labour practices, prompting investigations and sanctions from the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB). Despite these controversies, SEEPCO’s operations continue to play a vital role in Nigeria’s oil sector. The NNPCL’s sales documents listed crude shipments to Dangote Refinery with transaction values ranging from ₦5.69 billion to ₦34.18 billion. These shipments contributed significantly to local supply while leveraging domestic exchange rates. The total value of the crude lifted by Dangote Refinery was $70.54 million, equivalent to ₦107.44 billion, all settled in naira. In addition to domestic sales, NNPCL also realized ₦228.94 billion from exporting 1.95 million barrels of crude oil to international refiners, sourced from Egina, Erha, and Forcados Blend fields. These export transactions, executed under Production Sharing Contracts with companies like Total, ExxonMobil, and Pan Ocean, were priced between $74.90 and $78.94 per barrel. The export exchange rates provided by the Central Bank of Nigeria were slightly lower than those used for Dangote’s domestic purchases, reflecting the volatility in the foreign exchange market and the challenge of balancing forex earnings with domestic energy priorities.

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SWAN Congratulates Kida On Appointment As NNPCL Board Chairman

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The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has congratulated Engr. Ahmadu Musa Kida on his recent appointment as the Board Chairman of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). President of SWAN, Mr. Isaiah Benjamin, in a letter to Engr. Kida, dated April 3, 2025 and signed by the Association’s Secretary-General Amb. Ikenna Okonkwo, described his appointment as well deserved. Kida, an oil and gas mogul is the incumbent President of Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF). The SWAN President said Engr. Kida’s track record in the Nigeria’s oil and gas sector has been prominent in the past and recent times. “Before becoming the new NNPCL board chairman, you have made notable achievements in the industry, while occupying various positions as his career gradually blossomed. “One thing that stands you out is your passion for development and your commitment in making great impacts at all times. You deserves all the accolades. More importantly, we believe you will use your new position to touch more lives especially in sports. “Yes, your appointment is about the oil and gas sector, but that can attract a lot for Nigerian sports. Recently, not much has been heard about NNPCL channeling it’s Corporate Social Responsibility programmes to the sporting industry which has the capacity and direct effect on numerous young people that constitute greater part of the country’s population. “So we believe your presence as a known figure within the sporting fraternity will turn things around,” part of the letter said. Meanwhile, SWAN has commiserated with the Board of Nigeria Taekwondo Federation (NTF) over the loss its President, Alhaji Abdullahi Saidu. In a letter of condolence to NTF, SWAN President Mr. Benjamin through the Association’s Secretary-General Amb. Okonkwo expressed sadness for the demise of Alhaji Saidu. He then prayed Allah to give his family, Taekwondo community and the entire sporting arena the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.

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Tinubu Reconstitutes NNPCL Board, Appoints New Chairman, Group CEO

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a sweeping reconstitution of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited board, removing the chairman, Chief Pius Akinyelure and the group chief executive officer, Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari. President Tinubu removed all other board members appointed with Akinyelure and Kyari in November 2023. The new 11-man board has Engineer Bashir Bayo Ojulari as the Group CEO and Ahmadu Musa Kida as non-executive chairman. Adedapo Segun, who replaced Umaru Isa Ajiya as the chief financial officer last November, has been appointed to the new board by President Tinubu. Six board members, non-executive directors, represent the country’s geopolitical zones. They are Bello Rabiu, North West, Yusuf Usman, North East, and Babs Omotowa, a former managing director of the Nigerian Liquified Natural Gas( NLNG), who represents North Central. President Tinubu appointed Austin Avuru as a non-executive director from the South-South, David Ige as a Non-executive director from the South West, and Henry Obih as a non-executive director from the South East. Mrs Lydia Shehu Jafiya, permanent secretary of the Federal Ministry of Finance, will represent the ministry on the new board, while Aminu Said Ahmed will represent the Ministry of Petroleum Resources. All the appointments are effective today, April 2. President Tinubu, invoking the powers granted under Section 59, subsection 2 of the Petroleum Industry Act, 2021, emphasised that the board’s restructuring is crucial for enhancing operational efficiency, restoring investor confidence, boosting local content, driving economic growth, and advancing gas commercialisation and diversification. President Tinubu also handed out an immediate action plan to the new board: to conduct a strategic portfolio review of NNPC-operated and Joint Venture Assets to ensure alignment with value maximisation objectives. Since 2023, the Tinubu administration has implemented oil sector reforms to attract investment. Last year, NNPC reported $17 billion in new investments within the sector. The administration now envisions increasing the investment to $30 billion by 2027 and $60 billion by 2030. The Tinubu administration targets raising oil production to two million barrels daily by 2027 and three million daily by 2030. Concurrently, the government wants gas production jacked to 8 billion cubic feet daily by 2027 and 10 billion cubic feet by 2030. Furthermore, President Tinubu expects the new board to elevate NNPC’s share of crude oil refining output to 200,000 barrels by 2027 and reach 500,000 by 2030. The new board chairman, Ahmadu Musa Kida, is from Borno State. He is an alumnus of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, where he received a degree in civil engineering in 1984. He also obtained a postgraduate diploma in petroleum engineering from the Institut Francaise du Petrol (IFP) in Paris He started his career in the oil industry at Elf Petroleum Nigeria and later joined Total Exploration and Production as a trainee engineer in 1985. Musa became Total Nigeria’s Deputy Managing Director of Deep Water Services in 2015. Last year, he became an Independent Non-Executive Director at Pan Ocean-Newcross Group. Apart from his oil industry career, Ahmadu Musa Kida is a former basketballer and the president of the Nigerian Basketball Federation(NBBF) board. Ojulari, the new NNPC Limited Group CEO, hails from Kwara State. Until his new appointment, He was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Renaissance Africa Energy Company. His Renaissance recently led a consortium of indigenous energy firms in the landmark acquisition of the entire equity holding in the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC), worth $2.4 billion. Like Kida, Ojulari is also an alumnus of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He worked for Elf Aquitaine as the first Nigerian process engineer to begin a stellar career in the oil sector. From Elf, he joined Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd in 1991 as an associate production technologist. Apart from working in Nigeria, he worked in Europe and the Middle East in different capacities as a petroleum process and production engineer, strategic planner, field developer, and asset manager. In 2015, he became the managing director of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCO). During his career, he was chairman and member of the board of trustees of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE Nigerian Council) and a fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers. President Tinubu thanked the old board members for their dedicated service to NNPC Limited, particularly their efforts in rehabilitating the old Port Harcourt and Warri refineries, which enabled them to resume petroleum product production after prolonged shutdowns. He wished them well in their future endeavours.

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Tinubu commends NNPCL over re-opening of Warri Refinery

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President Bola Tinubu has expressed his profound joy at the re-opening of the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, describing it as another remarkable achievement in 2024 that has strengthened Nigerians’ hope in his administration. Today, the Warri Refinery returned to operation weeks after NNPC Limited restarted the 60,000 Barrels per day at the Port Harcourt Refinery in November. With Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) going into operation after several years of inactivity, President Tinubu has once again expressed his administration’s determination to ramp up local refining capacity and make Nigeria a hub for downstream industrial activities in Africa. The All Progressives Congress-led administration of President Muhammadu Buhari awarded the contract for the complete rehabilitation and overhaul of the four state-owned refineries. President Tinubu noted with confidence that with the 125,000 (bpd) Warri Refinery now operating at 60% capacity, his administration’s comprehensive plan to ensure energy efficiency and security is entirely on course. He praised the Mele Kyari-led management of the NNPCL for working hard to restore Nigeria’s glory and pride as a major oil-producing country. “The restart of Warri Refinery today brings joy and gladness to me and Nigerians. This will further strengthen the hope and confidence of Nigerians for a greater and better future that we promised. This development is a remarkable way to end the year following the feat recorded earlier with the old Port Harcourt Refinery. I am equally happy that NNPC Limited is implementing my directive to restore all four refineries to good working condition. “I congratulate Mele Kyari and his team at NNPCL for working hard to restore our national pride and make Nigeria a hub for crude oil refining in Africa,” President Tinubu said. President Tinubu enjoined NNPCL to accelerate repair work on Kaduna Refinery and the 150,000 (bpd) second refinery in Port Harcourt to consolidate Nigeria’s position as a global energy provider. WRPC will focus on producing and storing critical products, including Straight Run Kerosene (SRK), Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), and heavy and light Naphtha.

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NNPCL set to supply Dangote Refinery 17.8m barrels of crude oil

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Vice President, Downstream, NNPCL Adedapo Segun has revealed that the Dangote Refinery will receive additional 17.8million barrels of crude oil as part of the Federal Government push to drive local production of petroleum products.  Adedapo stated this on AriseNews Morning Show on Thursday.  It was gathered that the state owned oil company has supplied 30 million barrels of crude to the refinery to start its operation.  Dangote Refinery announced early in the week, at a press briefing addressed by its Group Chief Executive, Aliko Dangote, that it is now ready to release its PMS to the market. According to Adedapo, 6.8million barrels in 7 cargoes of crude oil will be delivered to  Dangote Refinery in September, while another 11 million barrels will be delivered in November.  The VP Downstream further revealed why NNPCL is the sole importer of PMS in the country, noting that market conditions have not made it possible for independent marketers to bring in products as a result of forex illiquidity and pump price that is far below landing cost.  Contrary to media reports that Dangote Refinery will only sell products to NNPCL as sole off taker, Adedapo said that Dangote will sell products to other marketers once the market conditions are right for them to play, adding that NNPCL for now will act in public interest as provider of last resort as provided for in the Petroleum Industry Act.

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