A Federal High Court in Abuja orders Nigeria’s petroleum products regulator, NMDPRA, to continue granting petroleum products import licences to Matrix Energy, AA Rano and AYM Shafa. The order is given by Justice Inyang Ekwo, who rules on the suit filed by the three marketers against the regulator.
The court finds that NMDPRA’s refusal to issue or renew the licences violates the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). Both outlets report the judgment as requiring NMDPRA to keep processing the marketers’ import licences rather than stopping them, while presenting it as a court directive tied to compliance with the PIA.
The coverage focuses on the same core outcome—an order to continue granting and renewing licences—while differing mainly in emphasis. Daily Post Nigeria highlights the instruction in terms of “keep granting” licences, while Premium Times frames it more directly around the regulator’s refusal and the PIA breach. Both describe the decision as delivered in the court proceedings on Monday.
