Dangote Refinery
22 May
Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said Aliko Dangote contributed to the prosperity of Lagos and also Nigeria by his investments. Sanwo-Olu said this at the Commissioning of Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals, in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos on Monday, May 22. Sanwo-Olu described Dangote as a detribalised individuals who saw the wealth of the state and who…
22 May
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday inaugurated Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, which is expected to enable Nigeria to achieve self-sufficiency in refined products and even have surplus for export. Speaking at the occasion attended by Heads of State from Ghana, Togo, Niger, Senegal and a representative of the President of Chad, the President described…
22 May
The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, said the Dangote Oil Refinery is expected to generate 12,000 megawatts of electricity and over 135,000 permanent jobs. Emefiele said this on Monday at the official launching of the Dangote Oil Refinery in Lagos State by President Muhammadu Buhari. "Then, we insisted that under…
22 May
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday commission an oil plant billed as Africa's largest oil refinery, after years of delays and a week before stepping down from office.
22 May
President Muhammadu Buhari, who did not bring to reality his pledges of overhauling state-owned refineries in Port-Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna, will today commission Dangote Refinery as stakeholders count the gains of the facility.
21 May
At a time that Nigerians are convinced beyond reasonable that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government would perform no miracle, nor would it keep all the promises it made to solve the litany of challenges in the country’s petroleum sector...
17 May
It has been estimated that the 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) Dangote Refinery, which is ready for commissioning next week, would add about $21 billion (N9.7 trillion at the current exchange rate) yearly to the Nigerian economy.
16 May
The President, Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Dr Al-Mujtaba Abubakar has said that Dangote refinery would revolutionise the Nigerian oil and gas sector. Abubakar who stated this in a statement by Mrs Olayemi John-Mensah, ACCI’s Media/Strategy Officer on Tuesday in Abuja, described the refinery as a game-changer for the sector. The president hailed…
16 May
Ahead of the proposed commissioning of the Dangote Refinery by President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, the 22nd of May, 2023, Lagos State government has urged residents to plan their movement in and out of the Lekki-Epe corridor between 8.00am and 2.00pm.
16 May
A momentous event will take place next week. And the event is guaranteed to add a sheen on Nigeria’s battered image and to imbue its citizens with hope at a time of national despair. The event is the commissioning of the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Plant.
16 Mar
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25 Jan
Dangote Industries Limited has clarified that President Muhammadu Buhari will commission its 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) refinery project before he leaves office in May 2023, and that the public will be informed and invited to the event.
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