Nigerians Knock NNPC Under Ojulari, Lament Shutdown Of Refineries Despite Multi-Billion Naira Repair
Nigerians Knock NNPC Under Ojulari, Lament Shutdown Of Refineries Despite Multi-Billion Naira Repair
The Nigerians were reacting to a recently released report card marking the first 100 days of Ojulari at the helms of management.
Across section of Nigerians have condemned the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) under its Group Chief Executive Officer, Bayo Ojulari, highlighting the massive corruption that led to the abrupt shutdown of the country’s refineries.
The Nigerians were reacting to a recently released report card marking the first 100 days of Ojulari at the helms of management.
Many Nigerians including on social media expressed frustration, accusing the company of glossing over systemic issues while celebrating superficial achievements.
The NNPC Ltd had recently released a report card touting significant milestones and a commitment to transforming Nigeria’s energy sector.
However, the report has been met with sharp criticisms and skepticism from Nigerians, who argued that the so-called achievements did not include the recently repaired tefineries amid other unaddressed controversies.
The backlash highlights a growing disconnect between NNPC’s self-reported progress and public perception of its performance.
On July 23, 2025, NNPC Ltd released a statement detailing what it described as “key milestones” under Ojulari’s leadership.
Ojulari, appointed by President Bola Tinubu on April 2, 2025, following a major board overhaul, was tasked with revitalising the state-owned oil company amid longstanding issues of inefficiency, corruption allegations, and financial strain.
The company’s report card pointed to ambitious targets, including raising oil production to two million barrels per day by 2027, increasing refining capacity to 200,000 barrels per day by the same year, and attracting $30billion in investments by 2030.
Despite NNPC’s optimistic narrative, many Nigerians expressed frustration, while the hashtag #NNPC100Days trended briefly, with users pointing to ongoing challenges such as fuel high production costs, and allegations of financial mismanagement.
A public commentator, Akin Ajagbe said, “Where are our refineries? What is happening to them after you spent billions of naira for rehabilitation? Ojulari’s NNPC claims ‘milestones,’ but the Senate is probing N210 trillion unaccounted for. How do you celebrate when you can’t explain missing funds?”
“NNPC is celebrating 100 days of Ojulari with a fancy scorecard, but Nigerians are still queuing for fuel at N910/litre. Where is the energy security they promised? Refineries are still comatose, and we’re importing petrol. This is PR, not progress,” Another Nigerian, Adamu Kure, noted.
Similarly, Chael Nonso said, “Reduce NNPC petroleum price to be cheaper than that of Dangote and help the more masses of Nigerian citizens. A government owned oil firm that is number one in the country should be cheapest in all, do the needful please”.
Also, Babale Karl said, “NNPCL’s refinery rehab claims Vs reality: Warri Refinery shut down since Jan 2025 & Port Harcourt Refinery operates at less than <40% capacity. Billions of naira invested with no tangible outcomes. Effectiveness of Ojulari’s leadership in question”.
“NNPC is a cartel of fraudsters but can anything new be expected from this new leadership?” Simi Coker noted.
“This isn’t a scorecard of achievement, it’s a status report with hope sprinkled in. A political document, not a performance audit”.
For Olayinka Sanni, “Performance is measured in quantitative terms against defined metrics.This seems like a report card of efforts on a system’s reformatting, good enough for a 100-day work.”
