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The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has sought to amend its suit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and other defendants.

The plea to amend the suit followed an application by the NNPC before Inyang Ekwo, presiding judge at the federal high court in Abuja, urging the court to strike out the case.

In a motion on notice, dated November 25 and filed November 28 by Ogwu Onoja, the oil company’s lawyer, sought an order, granting leave to the company to amend its originating summons in accordance with the rules of the court.

According to NAN, the refinery said it would enable it to correct the name of the second defendant to read “Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited,” instead of “Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC)” earlier listed.

In his affidavit ing the motion, Vincent Sani, a litigation clerk at the Onoja law firm, said he was informed by one of the lawyers, Innocent Adoo, on November 25 that after the filing of the originating processes in the suit, he observed that the 2nd defendant’s name was erroneously spelt, hence, the need for the amendment.

Sani said the aforementioned amendment had become necessary in order for the record of the court to bear the proper description of NNPC as a party in the suit.

‘NNPC YET TO BE SERVED’

The litigation clerk said the NNPC was yet to be served with the originating processes sought to be amended.

He said the proposed amended originating summons, ing affidavit, and written address, were marked as “Exhibit A”.

Sani, who submitted that the defendants/respondents would not be prejudiced if the application is granted, said justice would be better served if the plea is considered.

The NNPC had asked a federal high court in Abuja to strike out a suit filed by Dangote refinery, seeking the withdrawal of its import licence.

The company argued that the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC) sued by the refinery was a non-existent entity.

Three oil marketers had prayed to a federal high court in Abuja to dismiss the suit filed by Dangote refinery, seeking withdrawal of the traders’ licences.

The marketers were AYM Shafa Limited, A. A. Rano Limited, and Matrix Petroleum Services Limited.

Dangote refinery had asked a federal high court in Abuja to void import licences issued to NNPC Limited, Matrix Petroleum Services Limited, A. A. Rano Limited, and four other companies.

The company had prayed the court to declare that the Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) was in violation of Sections 317( and (9) of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) by issuing licences for petroleum products importation.

Ekwo had fixed January 20, 2025, for the report of settlement or service.

https://www.thecable.ng/dangote-refinery-seeks-to-amend-suit-challenging-nnpcs-import-licences/

This Dangote matter don tire me......... Dangote should stop whining upandan abeg, it's getting boring day by day🥱🥱

Too much for trouble for a new company. Naija I hail una

Dangote cabal versus NNPCL cabal fight for the subsidy corruption

COMRADES, NNPC is one of the enemies of Nigeria. Why can't they allow this man to continue to serve Nigeria? He is monopoly this, he is monopoly that, but a lot of people especially Nigerians are benefiting from his hardworking today

Tinubu should settle this rift in the interest of Nigerians

chaaai¬!!"

dre11:


https://www.thecable.ng/dangote-refinery-seeks-to-amend-suit-challenging-nnpcs-import-licences/

una never CHANGE to better PRICE but dey after Name CHANGE

Before Dangote refinery Nigerian. Government prayed for local players in the oil sector . now
I guess all that was hogwash. The crooks in APC junta wants things to return to status quo.

Noted.

Na wa. Too much noise for dis oil matter.

T-pain if to se You know, you for just leave everything as bubu take hand am over to You, se as you just scatter everything now😁.

Dangote and NNPC should allow us rest nah.

NNPCL claim the have fixed Port Harcourt Refinery shey they don't want to make profit.

Blossom34:
Tinubu should settle this rift in the interest of Nigerians

Tinibu is a dead man na, tinibu has nothing to offer

Dangote Vs NNPC...!

The Battle for the Cabal and Politics of Nigeria's downstream sector.

Interesting times ahead.

Dangote is corrupt, Nigerian government is corrupt too! But the Nigerian government wants a slice of another person’s pie!

Why would Dangote challenge licenses granted to importers of petroleum products if he is not interested in monopolizing the market ?

Crude oil importation must continue

Dangote and other local refineries should also continue production...

That way, the market would be flooded with petroleum products and the price will remain down and stable for a long time..

If you stop importation and Allow Dangote to be the major supplier of petroleum products in Nigeria,

One day... The man would just wake up and increase the price of these products and there is little anyone can do...

Crude oil importation must continue

Dangote should not be allowed to control the market just as he wants.

The More you Looking da Less you can ever imagine

Naija na Cruise 🤣🤣🤣

Lol two thieves wants to use non functional refineries to issue import licenses to themselves to import fuel to sell at higher prices thereby sidelining independent petroleum marketers

The two day time rubbers.

If Dangote don't want nnpc or independent marketers to import fuel, he should simply make his price way cheaper than others. They will out of market naturally.

Be calming down

Yhh

Chidera57:

Tinibu is a dead man na, tinibu has nothing to offer

Dead brain calling a president a 'dead man'
Idiota.

When will all these nonsense end

Acekidc4:
This Dangote matter don tire me......... Dangote should stop whining upandan abeg, it's getting boring day by day🥱🥱

OGA keep quiet. Go and tell your thieving leaders to fix our refineries, you guys have no shame a rice and spaghetti seller is building better refinery than you engineers with decades of experience in oil and gas.

dre11:


https://www.thecable.ng/dangote-refinery-seeks-to-amend-suit-challenging-nnpcs-import-licences/

Yeah, Dangote is a thief, but Tinubu, Buhari and Mele Kyari are thieves who are ten orders of magnitude bigger than Dangote's thievery

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Dangote Refinery's move to amend its suit against NNPC’s import licenses shows the complexities of balancing market competition and regulatory practices.

Good

jomarick:
If Dangote don't want nnpc or independent marketers to import fuel, he should simply make his price way cheaper than others. They will out of market naturally.

That won't happen

That Man is a greedy crook

Fact is, if he sells for 500/ltr, he will still be able to pay his debts, but greed won't allow