Federal Government to Establish Refineries in Oil Producing States.

The Federal Government says it is working to establish three modular refineries in each of the oil producing states.

Minister of State for Environment, Sharon Ikeazor, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Abuja, on Wednesday.

The statement noted that the objective was to halt the illegal artisanal refining activities going on in oil producing areas.

It added that the modular refineries are intended to be 100 per cent designed and manufactured in Nigeria using the expertise of government institutions.