The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has withdrawn its appeal against Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE in the N100 billion import licence dispute.

According to a notice filed at the Court of Appeal, Abuja, on August 26, 2025, the FCCPC dropped the case after Dangote Refinery discontinued its import licence suit at the Federal High Court.

The withdrawal, signed by the Commission’s counsel, Olanrewaju A. Osinaike, effectively ends the appeal involving the Refinery, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Matrix Petroleum Services Limited, A.A. Rano Limited, and four other major oil marketers.

The notice is said to be “BROUGHT PURSUANT TO ORDER 11, RULE 1 OF THE COURT OF APPEAL RULES, 2021 AND UNDER THE INHERENT POWERS & JURISDICTION OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT.”

Osinaike explained that with the discontinuance of the underlying case, the Commission no longer had grounds to pursue the appeal.

“We are Counsel to the Appellant (FCCPC) in APPEAL NO: CA/ABJ/CV/880/2025 and having appealed the decision of the Federal High Court, Abuja Judicial in SUIT NO: FHC/ABJ/CS/1324/2024, by filing a Notice of Appeal on 23rd May, 2025, pursuant to the leave of this Honourable Court on 21st May, 2025.

“The 1st Respondent (Dangote Refinery) having withdrawn SUIT NO: FHC/ABJ/CS/1324/2024, the substratum (foundation) of this present appeal, we on behalf of the Appellant (FCCPC) hereby GIVE NOTICE that the Appellant does not intend to further prosecute the appeal, and hereby abandon all further proceedings in regard thereto from the date hereof,” the notice partly reads.

At the resumed hearing on August 26, 2025, it was reported that all parties to the suit were represented in court.

FCCPC’s counsel, Olanrewaju Osinaike, informed the Appeal Court panel of the Commission’s decision to withdraw the appeal.

The respondents raised no objections, and the panel subsequently dismissed the case.