AbujaPetrol imports hit 43% of supply in July.
Unpublished import approvals shape Nigeria’s exchange rate and its refining industry’s future.
The regulator can approve import cargoes without disclosing what shortfall they fill, a business lobby says.
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority has not said whether it will publish supply-gap data before approving imports.
How each outlet framed it
- Premium Times Nigeria
- quantifies import paradox: petrol imports surge to 19.7M liters monthly despite expanded domestic refining capacity
Sources: Premium Times Nigeria