{
  "id": 14019209,
  "title": "BREAKING: Dangote Refinery heads to Appeal Court over ‘continual fuel import licences’ judgement",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/breaking-dangote-refinery-heads-to-appeal-court-over-continual-fuel",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-12T18:13:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nairametrics",
    "slug": "nairametrics",
    "url": "https://nairametrics.com/2026/10/12/dangote-refinery-heads-to-appeal-court-over-continual-fuel-import-licences-judgement/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dangote Petroleum Refinery Petrochemicals FZE has requested permission from Abuja's Court of Appeal to challenge a recent Federal High Court ruling that ordered the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) to continue issuing petroleum product import licences to three major oil marketers—Matrix Energy, AA Rano, and AYM Shafa. The motion, filed on October 6, 2026, follows a dispute over fuel availability, refining, and imports in Nigeria. The legal action is based on Sections 233(3) and 233(5) of Nigeria's 1999 Constitution, the Court of Appeal Act, 2021, and the court's inherent jurisdiction. The refinery seeks an order to appeal the September 28, 2026, Federal High Court judgment, delivered by Justice Inyang Ekwo, which upheld the NMDPRA's refusal to issue licences to the oil marketers. The refinery argues that the NMDPRA's actions violated the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) and that the authority's decision was null and void. This is not the first time Dangote Refinery has contested fuel import licences from the NMDPRA; in 2025, it filed a similar suit against several oil marketers. However, the refinery withdrew the case in July 2025, informing the court that it was discontinuing the suit. Nigeria relies heavily on imported petrol due to the underperformance of state-owned refineries, but the emergence of Dangote Refinery has significantly impacted the country's fuel supply dynamics.",
  "summary": "Dangote Petroleum Refinery Petrochemicals FZE has urged the Court of Appeal in Abuja to grant it permission to challenge a recent Federal High Court judgment ordering the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) to continue to grant petroleum product import licences to three major oil marketers — Matrix Energy, AA Rano, and AYM Shafa. The post BREAKING: Dangote…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}