By December, Nigeria’s oil industry will join the big league when it becomes a net exporter of refined petroleum products.
Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), Mele Kyari, said yesterday that ahead of this, the Port Harcourt Refinery will go into full operation and petrol supply from next month.
According to him, the Warri and Kaduna refineries will follow suit by December.
On Sunday, Alhaji Aliko Dangote said the Dangote Refinery will pump petrol in commercial quantities also from next month. These are expected to bring relief to Nigerians.
Kyari spoke when he appeared before the National Assembly Joint Committee on Finance.
He was part of the Federal Government’s finance team that shared ideas with the lawmakers on how the Executive is tackling the myriad of economic challenges.
Other members of the economic team at the parley led by the Coordinating Minister of the Economy Mr. Wale Edun were: Budget/National Planning Minister, Senator Atiku Bagudu; Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri; Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Dr Yemi Cardoso, represented by Deputy Governor (Economic Policy) Muhammad Abdullahi and Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Chairman, Mr. Zacch Adedeji.
