Nigeria, Africa's largest oil producer, will stop regulating gas prices in the domestic market on September 24, 2028, citing Rabiu Umar, CEO of Nigeria's Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority. The two-year transition period aims to establish the necessary conditions for a smooth transition to a market-based framework of “voluntary transactions between buyers and sellers.” The regulator plans to issue gas distribution licenses in the next quarter.

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Nigeria, Africa's largest oil producer, will stop regulating gas prices in the domestic market on September 24, 2028, citing Rabiu Umar, CEO of Nigeria's Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority. The two-year transition period aims to establish the necessary conditions for a smooth transition to a market-based framework of “voluntary transactions between buyers and sellers.” The regulator plans to issue gas distribution licenses in the next quarter.