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The President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, says his 650,000-barrel capacity refinery is increasingly relying on the United States for crude oil. This came as findings showed that the Dangote Petroleum Refinery is projected to import a total of 17.65 million barrels of crude oil between April and July 2025, beginning with about 3.65 million […]

Members of the Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria say they will discuss with the Dangote Petroleum Refinery to fully understand the implementation of its plan to supply directly to filling stations nationwide.This was stated by the Executive Secretary of MEMAN, Clement Isong, during a webinar organised by the association on Thursday. Isong noted that the marketers […]

An Indian citizen, Tukur Shamsudden, and 12 individuals were on Tuesday arraigned by the operatives of the Police Special Fraud Unit, Ikoyi, Lagos, for alleged conspiracy and unlawful diversion of Automotive Gas Oil, commonly known as diesel, valued at over N4 bn, property of Dangote Industries Limited. The defendants were brought before Justice Deinde Dipeolu […]

The Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Technology and Environmental Sciences, Iyin Ekiti, Prof. Gbenga Aribisala, has said that the institution will prioritise research to produce competent graduates who will be job creators and problem solvers. Aribisala said that the new university would ensure quality academic standards by ensuring that staff recruitment followed due process to […]

The Dangote Petrolchemicals Refinery has effected another reduction in the ex-gantry price of its Premium Motor Spirit also known as petrol below the publicly announced N835 per litre. Sources confirmed on Monday that the refinery has reduced its price to N825 per litre for its customers, through a rebate of N10 after successful loading of […]

Some filling stations and petroleum products marketers, partners of Dangote Refinery’s petrol, temporarily shut down for the past five days after the latest premium motor spirit price drop by the 650,000 barrels per day refinery.‎‎News men reports that for the past five days, MRS filling stations in Abuja, along Kubwa Expressway, and others have not […]

Fresh from implementing a ₦15 price reduction in its loading cost for Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, the Dangote Refinery has again slashed its refined product prices to make them cheaper, cutting its ex-depot rate to ₦835 per litre.‎‎The new price represents a ₦30 reduction from ₦865 per litre implemented six days ago, […]

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has explained that the eventual renewal of the naira-for-crude deal between the Nigerian government, the Dangote Refinery and other refiners could not crash the price of Premium Motor Spirit because of the forces of demand and supply and depreciation in the foreign exchange rate.‎‎This was disclosed by the […]

The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries on Monday slightly cut its forecast for oil demand growth, citing the impact of US tariffs on the world economy. A report by Reuters quoting the OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report for April said the Secretariat now sees demand growing by 1.3 million barrels per day in 2025, […]

The Federal Government has maintained the need to end the importation of photovoltaic solar panels into Nigeria, saying this has cost N200bn so far. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Electrification Agency, Abba Aliyu, stated this Monday at a roundtable held in Victoria Island between the REA and the Lagos State Government. The […]