BREAKING: Court orders NMDPRA to keep granting fuel import licences to Matrix, AA Rano, AYM

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) to continue granting petroleum products import licences to Matrix Energy, AA Rano and AYM Shafa.
Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order on Monday while delivering judgment in a suit filed by the three oil marketers against the regulatory authority.
The court held that the NMDPRA’s refusal to issue or renew import licences for the companies was in direct non-compliance with provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), 2021.
The plaintiffs, represented by Raji Ahmed, SAN, and Chris Ekemezie, Esq., had sought a declaration that the PIA does not prohibit the importati...