National Petroleum Authority, Ghana

Nigeria has no plans of selling any of oil refineries. Sources say the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation would not sell it products marketing company or the National Gas Company. Levi Ajuonuma, the group general manager of public affairs, said in an e-mailed statement on Thursday. “I wish to categorically state that there is no clandestine move whatsoever to privatize the nation’s refineries, the PPMC or the NGC,” he said. “Efforts are in top gear by the federal government to ensure the speedy reform of the industry”. Earlier, there were speculations that the Nigeria is in talks with key industry investors to sell some of the country’s key petroleum installation.