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NNPCL Reduces Fuel Price

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1 year ago

December 14, 2024

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has reduced the price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) across its retail outlets in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, DAILY POST reports.

According to DAILY POST, NNPCL retail outlets have reduced petrol pump price from N1,060 to N1,040 per litre. This represents a reduction of N20.

“The price was reduced to N1,040 per litre from N1,060 on Saturday morning,” a filling station attendant at the NNPCL retail outlet along Kubwa expressway told DAILY POST.

A motorist, Ezekiel Njoku, confirmed the development to DAILY POST.

“The reduction of N20 is significant. We need further fuel price reductions in the coming days,” he said.

With the price cut, Nigerians will now buy petrol at N1,040 per litre at NNPCL filling stations, while prices remain within N1,115 per litre at other filling stations, depending on the location.

This development comes barely three weeks after the state-owned Port Harcourt refinery began producing petroleum products in November 2024.

The former Managing Director of NNPCL Retail, Prof. Billy Okoye, had earlier speculated that a fuel price reduction was imminent with the commencement of production at the Port Harcourt refinery.

Oil marketers, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, and the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association, PETROAN, had also hinted that the deregulation of the sector—coupled with the operations of Dangote and Port Harcourt refineries—would lead to a drop in petrol prices.

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14 Nigerian Banks Yet To Meet CBN’s Recapitalization Deadline [FULL LIST]

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42 minutes ago

January 9, 2026

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With barely eleven weeks to the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) recapitalisation deadline, fourteen banks are yet to meet the requirement.

This comes as DAILY POST reports that 19 Nigerian banks had met the apex bank’s recapitalisation requirements as of January 6, 2025.

The banks that have complied with the CBN’s minimum capital benchmark include Access Bank, Fidelity Bank, First Bank, GTBank (GTCO), UBA, Zenith Bank, and twelve others.

However, as of the time of filing this report, fourteen Nigerian banks are yet to comply.

The banks that have not met the apex bank’s recapitalisation requirement include First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Unity Bank, Keystone Bank, Union Bank (Titan), Taj Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Parallex Bank, and SunTrust Bank.

Others are FBH Merchant Bank, Rand Merchant Bank, Coronation Merchant Bank, Alternative Bank, and other non-interest banks.

Meanwhile, financial experts have predicted possible mergers and acquisitions ahead of the March 31 deadline.

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Naira Extends Appreciation Against US Dollar

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15 hours ago

January 8, 2026

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The naira extended appreciation against the dollar at the official foreign exchange market on Wednesday.

The Central Bank of Nigeria’s data showed that the Naira further firmed up on Wednesday to N1,418.26 per dollar, up from N1,419.07 exchanged on Tuesday.

Wednesday’s uptrend represents a slight N0.80 gain against the dollar on a day-to-day basis.

Meanwhile, at the black market, the Naira remained unchanged against the dollar at N1,480 per dollar on Wednesday, the same rate recorded the previous day.

The development comes as Nigeria’s foreign reserves further rose to $45.62 billion as of January 6th, 2026.

Recall that on Tuesday, the Naira posted a N10.24 gain against the dollar.

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Naira Continues Gain Against US Dollar As Nigeria’s Foreign Reserves Climb To $45.57bn

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3 days ago

January 6, 2026

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The Naira appreciated further against the United States Dollar at the official foreign exchange market, beginning the week on a good note.

Central Bank of Nigeria data showed that the Naira strengthened on Monday to N1,429.31 per dollar, up from N1,430.85 exchanged on Friday, 2 January 2026.

This means that the Naira gained N1.56 against the dollar on Monday when compared to N1,430.85 last week Friday.

At the black market, the Naira dropped by N5 to N1480 per dollar on Monday, down from N1475 traded Friday.

The development comes as the country’s external reserves rose to $45.57 billion as of Friday last week.