Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has officially withdrawn its ₦100 billion lawsuit against the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), and five other petroleum companies.
The case, filed on 6 September 2024 at the Federal High Court in Abuja (Suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/1324/2024), was discontinued on Monday following a notice submitted by the company’s legal counsel.
According to the notice of discontinuance signed by Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Ogwu Onoja, the suit was dropped against all seven defendants, which include AYM Shafa Limited, A. A. Rano Limited, T. Time Petroleum Limited, 2015 Petroleum Limited, and Matrix Petroleum Services Limited.
“Take notice that the plaintiff herein discontinues this suit against the defendants forthwith,” the court document reads in part.
Previously, Dangote Refinery had asked the court to award ₦100 billion in damages, accusing NMDPRA of breaching Section 317(8) and (9) of the Petroleum Industry Act by granting import licenses to marketers and allowing the importation of petroleum products.
The suit’s withdrawal coincides with a drop in petroleum imports, following the refinery’s commencement of petroleum product sales in September last year.
