{
  "id": 15942563,
  "title": "Petrol imports: Senate rejects NMDPRA figures, summons NNPCL, NEITI",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/petrol-imports-senate-rejects-nmdpra-figures-summons-nnpcl-neiti-15942563",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T20:08:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/petrol-imports-senate-rejects-nmdpra-figures-summons-nnpcl-neiti/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has dismissed the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority's (NMDPRA) petrol import records for 2022 and 2023 due to significant discrepancies with the figures provided by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). Consequently, the committee has summoned the heads of NMDPRA, NNPCL, and the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) for a joint meeting to investigate the conflicting figures and determine the reasons behind the discrepancies. This decision followed NMDPRA officials' appearance before the committee on Wednesday to address queries raised in NEITI's 2021–2023 Oil and Gas Industry Audit Report regarding the volume of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) imported into the country. The discrepancies revealed that while NMDPRA recorded 3.29 billion litres of PMS imports in 2022 and 6.02 billion litres in 2023, NNPCL's records showed 6.27 billion litres and 3.88 billion litres, respectively. The conflicting figures have raised concerns about the accuracy of the agencies' records, prompting senators to demand a thorough investigation. The committee, chaired by Senator Hassan Dankwabo, rejected NMDPRA's defense and will summon the heads of the three agencies to explain the wide disparities and establish the reasons for the discrepancies.",
  "summary": "The Senate has rejected petrol import figures from the NMDPRA for 2022 and 2023 due to wide discrepancies with records from the NNPCL, summoning both. Read More: https://punchng.com/petrol-imports-senate-rejects-nmdpra-figures-summons-nnpcl-neiti/",
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      {
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Petrol imports: Senate rejects NMDPRA figures, summons NNPCL, NEITI",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/petrol-imports-senate-rejects-nmdpra-figures-summons-nnpcl-neiti",
        "published": "2026-10-21T20:04:51.000Z"
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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."
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