Nigeria, Feb. 8 -- The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has said no explosion was recorded at the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC).

Olufemi Soneye, the chief corporate communications officer of NNPC Ltd, in a statement on Friday night, made this known in reaction to a report alleging that there was an explosion at the refinery.

In its statement, NNPC Ltd said any reports suggesting otherwise are completely "false".

"NNPC Ltd wishes to clarify that there was no explosion at the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC). Any reports suggesting otherwise are completely false," Mr Soneye said.

He explained that on 25 January, operations at WRPC Area 1 were intentionally curtailed to carry out nec...