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African Consumers Bear Brunt of Foreign Fuel Price Benchmarks — NMDPRA
Leadership News
Aug 11, 2026 · 16:43 WAT
NMDPRA says reliance on external fuel-price benchmarks is distorting West Africa’s petroleum-products market and increasing exposure to unrelated price shocks. The Authority advocates a regional refined-fuel benchmark that better reflects local market conditions, a regulatory development relevant to Nigeria’s downstream petroleum sector.