Aliko Dangote's refinery cuts petrol and diesel prices again as crude markets ease
Aliko Dangote's refinery cut ex-depot petrol prices to ₦1,250 per liter and diesel to ₦1,700, the second reduction in a week as crude eased.
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Aliko Dangote's refinery cut ex-depot petrol prices to ₦1,250 per liter and diesel to ₦1,700, the second reduction in a week as crude eased.
Satellite images show Nigeria's Dangote refinery and Benedict Peters' Aiteo operation are the biggest beneficiaries of the Hormuz crisis, even as an oil theft mafia costs the country billions annually.
NNPC filed a counter-affidavit in Lagos arguing Dangote refinery's petrol prices are significantly high and fluctuating, and that competition from imports must continue to protect consumers.
S&P upgraded Nigeria's sovereign credit rating to B from B-, specifically naming the Dangote Refinery's ramp-up to near full capacity as a key driver of the country's improving economic outlook.
Femi Otedola confirmed he sold his Geregu Power stake to fund a $100 million investment in the Dangote Petroleum Refinery IPO as demand for the offering approaches $2 billion.
Aliko Dangote told reporters at the Lekki refinery the IPO will launch in September with private placement requests already approaching $2 billion.
Aliko Dangote told the CEO of Norway's sovereign wealth fund he plans to invest $45 billion more and double his refinery capacity to 1.4 million barrels per day within 30 months.
Dangote Petroleum Refinery filed a new lawsuit seeking to cancel petrol import licences issued to six marketers and NNPC despite the refinery supplying nearly 80% of Nigerian fuel demand.
Aliko Dangote has turned down NNPC's bid to lift its 7.25% stake in his $20 billion Lekki refinery, planning a public listing instead.
Nigeria exported 55.39 million barrels of crude in January and February while Aliko Dangote's 650,000-barrel-a-day refinery scrambled to close a feedstock shortfall.
Aliko Dangote has appointed three financial advisers for a pan-African IPO of Dangote Petroleum Refinery, targeting listings across multiple African exchanges.
Aliko Dangote turns 69 today commanding a $32.5 billion fortune, Africa's largest cement producer and a refinery operating at 650,000 barrels per day.
Afreximbank has underwritten $2.5 billion of a $4 billion loan for Dangote's refinery, marking the pan-African lender's biggest single industrial commitment.
Dangote refinery loads 43 million liters of petrol, denies shutdown, and assures steady supply amid price fluctuations.
Aliko Dangote’s refinery lowers petrol price by 5.6 percent, easing costs for motorists ahead of the holidays.
Dangote refinery lifts output above demand and pledges stable petrol and diesel prices across Nigeria.