Nigeria, March 11 -- The Nigerian government on Monday said the policy framework enabling the sale of crude oil in naira for domestic refining remains in force.

The Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, who also chairs the technical subcommittee on the presidential initiative on naira for crude sales, made this known in reaction to reports alleging unilateral termination of the crude oil sale agreement between NNPC and Dangote Refinery.

In a statement on Monday, the government said the reports do not reflect the realities of the ongoing work under the Federal Executive Council Initiative on the domestic sale of crude oil and refined products in Naira.

"Our attention has been drawn to reports suggesting t...