NNPCL refutes 2025 petrol importation declare

The Nigerian Nationwide Petroleum Firm Restricted has denied stories claiming it not too long ago imported 200 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit, generally referred to as petrol.

The corporate additionally clarified that it had not imported any quantity of the product in 2025. This was acknowledged in a rejoinder issued by NNPCL’s Chief Company Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, on Tuesday in Abuja.

The assertion was a response to a report—not revealed by The PidomNigeria—which alleged that the nationwide oil agency had not too long ago imported 200 million litres of petrol.

Soneye dismissed the declare as both “lazy and unprofessional journalism” or a “deliberate, sponsored try by financial saboteurs to mislead the general public.”

He mentioned, “The report alleging that NNPC Restricted imported over 200 million litres of PMS in February 2025 is a totally false, baseless, and reckless misrepresentation of details. It’s both the results of lazy and unprofessional journalism or a deliberate, sponsored try by financial saboteurs to mislead the general public.

“Setting the report straight: NNPC Restricted has not imported a single litre of PMS in 2025.”

The state-owned oil agency emphasised that it doesn’t regulate the import operations of personal entrepreneurs and described ascribing all petrol imports to NNPCL as deceptive.

The corporate additional clarified that, whereas it has not imported PMS this 12 months, there isn’t any authorized restriction stopping it from doing so if vital.

Soneye added, “We don’t management the import actions of personal entrepreneurs, nor will we challenge import licences. Attributing all PMS imports to NNPC isn’t just deceptive—it’s outright misleading and irresponsible journalism that ignores primary fact-checking rules.

“Whereas NNPC Restricted has not imported PMS in 2025, let or not it’s clear that there isn’t any authorized restriction stopping us from doing so if vital.

“As Nigeria’s foremost vitality firm, we now have a duty to make sure vitality safety. Ought to any provide shortages come up, NNPC Restricted retains the total proper and duty to step in and import petrol to stabilise the market.”

NNPCL additionally condemned the unfold of “misinformation of this magnitude,” stating that it distorts market realities, misleads key stakeholders, and does a “grave disservice to the general public.”

The corporate additional warned that it might take authorized motion towards these liable for fabricating and spreading false stories about its operations.

“NNPC Restricted won’t tolerate the unfold of false and malicious stories geared toward undermining its popularity. We’ll take all vital authorized measures to carry accountable these liable for fabricating and disseminating falsehoods about our operations.

“We strongly urge media organisations to uphold journalistic integrity by verifying details earlier than publishing deceptive narratives. NNPC Restricted stays dedicated to transparency and won’t be swayed by makes an attempt to govern public notion.”