By Emmanuella Opara | October 27th 2026 KEY POINTS MAIN STORY The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority has introduced stricter transparency requirements for petrol import licences, linking approvals to published merit-based criteria and verifiable assessments of supply shortfalls as domestic refining expands. The Authority Chief Executive, Rabiu Umar, announced the policy at the … Continue reading NMDPRA introduces merit-based criteria for petrol import licences