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Department of Petroleum Resources

December 17, 2025

My ₦48 million annual salary, savings used to fund children’s schooling in Switzerland: NMDPRA CEO

My late father, a Northern Nigerian businessman who established education trust funds for his grandchildren before his 2018 passing, provided additional support.

Farouk Ahmed
October 15, 2024

NMDPRA revokes defunct DPR regulations

It also revoked all regulations published in the federal gazette that have been consolidated into the 2024 Regulations and Petroleum Refining Regulations 1974.

July 19, 2021

Petrol may cost N1000 per litre without subsidy: DPR

“Nigerians may be paying as high as N1, 000 to buy one litre of petrol in the country when subsidy on petrol is removed.

Sarki Auwalu
June 26, 2021

Ologbo modular refinery ready for operations, Obaseki says

“What we have left now is to finalise the crude oil sale contract…I hope that before the end of August, we should start lifting products from this refinery.”

Obaseki and refinery
March 10, 2021

EXCLUSIVE: DPR suspends three officials accused of leaking Bashir Ahmad, others’ plum jobs to Peoples Gazette

Obianuju Akwunwa of public affairs unit, personnel information chief S.H. Hussaini and another staff member identified as B.O. Moedu were wrongfully singled out for retribution.

Bashir and DPR
February 19, 2021

Why there are queues at Maiduguri filling stations: DPR

“We are monitoring all filling stations to ensure that no one hoards or sells above the official pump price of N162 per litre.”

Babagana Zulum
February 15, 2021

EXCLUSIVE: Buhari quietly appoints Bashir Ahmad manager of lucrative petroleum ministry department

Officials said Mr. Ahmad, a presidency social media surrogate, was gleeful about his new appointment at DPR, despite lacking vital training in hydrocarbon regulations.

Bashir Ahmad
December 11, 2020

Rivers: DPR shuts down 7 filling stations

The fuel stations were shut down for lack of operating licence.

DPR