NNPCL urged to prioritise crude oil supply to local refineries over foreign partners

A coalition of concerned Nigerian citizens has called on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to prioritise crude oil allocation to local refineries, including the Dangote Refinery, before considering foreign partners. At a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, January 7, the group decried reports suggesting that NNPCL plans to reduce crude supply to the Dangote Refinery from 300,000 barrels per day. Obinna Francis, the group’s national coordinator, criticised the move,