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Investigative Forensic audit of crude oil revenues and remittances by <strong>NNPC</strong> (January 2012 – July 2013)<br />

6.3. List of Stakeholders & Meetings held<br />

6.3.1. List of Stakeholders<br />

AGENCIES<br />

Central Bank of<br />

Nigeria (CBN)<br />

Nigerian Nati<strong>on</strong>al<br />

Petroleum<br />

Corporati<strong>on</strong><br />

(<strong>NNPC</strong>)<br />

Nigerian Petroleum<br />

Development<br />

Company (NPDC)<br />

Petroleum Products<br />

Pricing Regulatory<br />

Agency (PPPRA)<br />

DESCRIPTION<br />

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is charged with the overall c<strong>on</strong>trol<br />

and administrati<strong>on</strong> of the m<strong>on</strong>etary and financial sector policies of the<br />

Federal Government. The regulatory mandate of the bank includes<br />

ensuring price and m<strong>on</strong>etary stability, issuing legal tender,<br />

maintaining the external reserves, promoting a sound financial<br />

system and acting as banker to the Federal Government.<br />

The Nigerian Nati<strong>on</strong>al Petroleum Corporati<strong>on</strong> (<strong>NNPC</strong>) is the state oil<br />

Corporati<strong>on</strong> which was established <strong>on</strong> April 1, 1977. In additi<strong>on</strong> to its<br />

explorati<strong>on</strong> activities, the Corporati<strong>on</strong> was given powers and<br />

operati<strong>on</strong>al interests in refining, petrochemicals, and products<br />

transportati<strong>on</strong> as well as marketing. The Corporati<strong>on</strong> has refineries in<br />

Warri, Kaduna and Port Harcourt and took over the 35,000-barrel<br />

Shell Refinery established in Port Harcourt in 1965. The <strong>NNPC</strong> was<br />

later commercialized into 12 strategic business units, covering the<br />

entire spectrum of oil industry operati<strong>on</strong>s: explorati<strong>on</strong> and<br />

producti<strong>on</strong>, gas development, refining, distributi<strong>on</strong>, petrochemicals,<br />

engineering, and commercial investments.<br />

The Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) Ltd is a<br />

fully-owned subsidiary of the Nigerian Nati<strong>on</strong>al Petroleum<br />

Corporati<strong>on</strong> (<strong>NNPC</strong>) established in 1988 with resp<strong>on</strong>sibility for<br />

petroleum explorati<strong>on</strong> and producti<strong>on</strong> activities. The company<br />

engages in oil & gas explorati<strong>on</strong> and producti<strong>on</strong> activities in the<br />

hydrocarb<strong>on</strong>-rich regi<strong>on</strong>s of coastal Nigeria, both <strong>on</strong>shore and<br />

offshore; and more recently, around Equatorial Guinea. Operati<strong>on</strong>s<br />

are centered mainly in the Niger Delta and span five states in Nigeria<br />

(Edo, Delta, Imo, Bayelsa and Rivers). The activities of the company<br />

cover the entire spectrum of the upstream oil and gas business from<br />

explorati<strong>on</strong> to aband<strong>on</strong>ment.<br />

Vanguardngr<br />

PPPRA is an agency of Government resp<strong>on</strong>sible for fixing the<br />

benchmark prices of petroleum products and regulating and<br />

m<strong>on</strong>itoring the transportati<strong>on</strong> and distributi<strong>on</strong> of petroleum products<br />

in Nigeria. The functi<strong>on</strong>s of the PPPRA include establishing an<br />

informati<strong>on</strong> data bank to facilitate the making of informed and<br />

realistic decisi<strong>on</strong>s <strong>on</strong> pricing policies, moderating volatility in<br />

petroleum product prices, establishing code of c<strong>on</strong>duct for operators,<br />

maintaining surveillance <strong>on</strong> key indices and preventing collusi<strong>on</strong> and<br />

restrictive trade practices that are harmful to the sector am<strong>on</strong>g other<br />

things.<br />

Ministry of<br />

Petroleum<br />

The Ministry of Petroleum Resources (MPR) has the mandate to<br />

initiate policies for the oil and gas sector and supervise the<br />

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