Business News of Tuesday, 1 July 2025

Source: www.dailytrust.com

NNPC paid N5.58tr to government in 4 months – Report

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has stated that it made N5.58 statutory payments to the federal government from January to April 2025.

The company, in its monthly report summary for May 2025, published on its website and official X handle, said it made N1.054tr profit after tax and made N6trn revenue in May, adding that 1,629 million of oil and Condensate (kbopd) were produced.

It added that its three refineries it shut down in May, are still undergoing review.

While it said the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano pipeline project has reached 81% completion, it has ensured a progressed technical intervention on AKK to resolve challenges of River Niger crossing (RNC) and conducting detailed evaluations on OB3 RNC to determine the best project execution path forward.

It would be recalled that the company had shut down the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC), Warri Refinery and Kaduna Refinery for maintenance.

“We completed Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) in May: 20/24’’ Trans Escravos Pipeline (TEP), OML 40 – Opuama flow station, OML 17 – Obigbo and Agbada Flow Stations.

“Ongoing collaboration with venture partners to accelerate sustainable production enhancement,” the national oil company added.