By Edson Baraukwa | Africa Guardian Aliko Dangote, Chairman of Dangote Group, has announced that the Dangote refinery is poised to meet the petrol demands of not only Nigeria but also the entire sub-Saharan region. The refinery, with a production capacity of 650,000 barrels per day, has commenced petrol production. Speaking to the press during a recent inspection of…
Aliko Dangote’s highly anticipated $19 billion refinery will finally begin operation today, Monday, May 22, 2023. The Dangote Refinery, located in the Lekki Free Trade Zone of Lagos, is set to be Africa’s largest oil refinery, with a capacity to process 650,000 barrels of crude oil daily. Punch reports that the refinery has been designed to process crude oil…
– Members of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) who recently paid a visit to Aliko Dangote’s multi-billion-dollar refinery disclosed that the refinery is 97 per cent near completion. The NMDPRA disclosed the news in Abuja when representatives of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery presented the work plan for the facility for 2022/2023, Daily…