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| President Tinubu in a handshake with Mele Kyari (l) |
President Bola Tinubu has lauded the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) for restarting operations at the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC), calling it a landmark achievement in 2024.
The refinery, now operating at 60% of its 125,000 barrels-per-day capacity, resumed weeks after the Port Harcourt Refinery’s partial reactivation.
Tinubu praised NNPCL’s leadership under Mele Kyari and reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to boosting local refining capacity, ensuring energy security, and positioning Nigeria as a regional refining hub.
He urged expedited repairs on Kaduna and other refineries to consolidate progress
According to a press release issued Monday, December 30, 2024, by Mr. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy), with Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) going into operation after several years of inactivity, President Tinubu has once again expressed his administration's determination to ramp up local refining capacity and make Nigeria a hub for downstream industrial activities in Africa.
The rest of the press release reads:
The All Progressives Congress-led administration of President Muhammadu Buhari awarded the contract for the complete rehabilitation and overhaul of the four state-owned refineries, the press release said.
President Tinubu, it added, noted with confidence that with the 125,000 (bpd) Warri Refinery now operating at 60% capacity, his administration's comprehensive plan to ensure energy efficiency and security is entirely on course.
He praised the Mele Kyari-led management of the NNPCL for working hard to restore Nigeria's glory and pride as a major oil-producing country.
"The restart of Warri Refinery today brings joy and gladness to me and Nigerians. This will further strengthen the hope and confidence of Nigerians for a greater and better future that we promised. This development is a remarkable way to end the year following the feat recorded earlier with the old Port Harcourt Refinery. I am equally happy that NNPC Limited is implementing my directive to restore all four refineries to good working condition.
"I congratulate Mele Kyari and his team at NNPCL for working hard to restore our national pride and make Nigeria a hub for crude oil refining in Africa," President Tinubu said.
President Tinubu enjoined NNPCL to accelerate repair work on Kaduna Refinery and the 150,000 (bpd) second refinery in Port Harcourt to consolidate Nigeria's position as a global energy provider.
WRPC will focus on producing and storing critical products, including Straight Run Kerosene (SRK), Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), and heavy and light Naphtha.
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