Dangote Urges Halt To Petroleum Import, Says Nigeria Has Enough

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Dangote Urges Halt To Petroleum Import, Says Nigeria Has Enough
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The billionaire Nigerian oil magnate, Aliko Dangote, has questioned why the state-owned Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) and private retailers still import petroleum products when his refinery can 'produce enough'.

why the state-owned Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited and private retailers still import petroleum products when his refinery can"produce enough". Dangote said his company has more than 500 million liters of petroleum in stock,"which is more than enough to serve Nigeria if retailers buy from it".

Some analysts are, however, skeptical about whether the quantity was enough to service the needs of Nigerians. In recent months, Dangote's company, the Dangote Group, has been atThe pump price of petrol will likely be increased from N897 to N1,047, N1,100 per litre at NNPCL retail outlets nationwide as the company has concluded…

Africa's richest man and President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has declared that his company built its 650,000 barrels per day refinery, valued at $20… Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed concerns that those currently profiting from Nigeria's fuel importation sector may seek to undermine the Dangote Petroleum ReDevakumar Edwin, Vice President of Oil and Gas at Dangote Industries Limited , has said that multinationals are deliberately frustrating the...

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