Falana criticizes Obasanjo’s refinery sales for breaching due process, praises Yar’Adua for canceling the deals, and urges unions to resist improper privatization efforts. Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has revealed that former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua nullified the sale of the Port Harcourt and Kaduna refineries due to irregularities in the privatization process initiated by […]
President Bola Tinubu has instructed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to expedite the restoration of the Warri and Kaduna refineries, alongside the second Port Harcourt refinery. Progress on Refinery Rehabilitation This directive follows the successful rehabilitation of the first Port Harcourt refinery, which resumed petroleum product loading operations on November 26, 2024. The […]
In a significant development for Nigeria’s energy sector, the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) Ltd, located in Rivers State, has officially begun processing crude oil. The announcement was made on Tuesday by Olufemi Soneye, spokesperson for the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). A New Chapter for Nigeria’s Energy Independence Soneye described the refinery’s start-up […]

