{
  "id": 5436609,
  "title": "Cut petroleum product imports, CORAN urges govt",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/cut-petroleum-product-imports-coran-urges-govt",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-03T23:18:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/cut-petroleum-product-imports-coran-urges-govt/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Crude Oil Refinery Owners Association of Nigeria has urged the Federal Government to take decisive action to strengthen the domestic refining industry and decrease the nation's reliance on imported petroleum products. The association made this demand in a position paper titled \"Position Paper on the Urgent Need for Strategic Government Intervention to Strengthen Nigeria’s Domestic Refining Industry.\" Drawing parallels with the recent intervention by the United States in its refining sector, the association argued that Nigeria has a more compelling case for government intervention, citing issues such as foreign-exchange pressures, high borrowing costs, limited access to long-term financing, crude supply difficulties, inadequate infrastructure, and high logistics costs faced by local refinery operators.",
  "summary": "Nigeria’s refinery owners urge the government to reduce petroleum product imports, strengthen domestic refining, and address challenges like crude supply a Read More: https://punchng.com/cut-petroleum-product-imports-coran-urges-govt/",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Cut petroleum product imports, CORAN urges govt",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/cut-petroleum-product-imports-coran-urges-govt-5436923",
        "published": "2026-09-03T23:20:29.000Z"
      }
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  },
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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."
}