Dangote Refinery Emerges Europe’s Top Jet Fuel Supplier
By Mardiyyah Abubakar Nigeria’s Dangote Petroleum Refinery exported approximately 466,000 metric tonnes of aviation fuel to Europe in June 2026, surpassing the United States and other traditional suppliers to become the continent’s leading source of jet fuel during the month. The volume, estimated at 582.5 million litres, is valued at roughly ₦757 billion, based on […]
Afreximbank: Dangote Refinery Helped Stabilise Naira
By Oluwakemi Kindness The President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), George Elombi, says the Dangote Petroleum Refinery has played a major role in stabilising the naira by reducing Nigeria’s reliance on imported petroleum products. Speaking at a Mid-Year Media Roundtable in Abuja on Wednesday, Elombi said the […]
Dangote Refinery Denies Fuel Export, Re-Import Claims
By Mardiyyah Abubakar Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has dismissed claims that its petroleum products are exported to Lomé and later re-imported into Nigeria. In a statement, the company described the allegation as misleading and unsupported by facts, trade data, or commercial realities. Although the refinery said it does not usually respond to baseless claims, […]
SEC Bans IPO Marketing for Dangote Refinery Offer
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned investors against a purported Initial Public Offering (IPO) involving Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals FZE, declaring that no such offer has been filed with or approved by the regulator. In a public notice issued on Tuesday, the Commission said it uncovered a wave of […]
No Strikes or Lockouts Allowed in Dangote Refinery, Other Free Zones – NEPZA
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has reaffirmed that strikes and lockouts are prohibited for ten years in Free Trade Zones, including the Dangote Refinery. Managing Director of NEPZA, Olufemi Ogunyemi, who said this in Abuja on Thursday noted that Section 18(5) of the NEPZA Act expressly bans industrial actions in […]
Kaduna Protest: PANEP Warns Against Plot to Undermine Dangote Refinery
By: Aremu Toyeebaht Thousands of demonstrators on Monday took to the streets of Kaduna in a massive show of support for the Dangote Refinery, accusing oil import cartels and some labour leaders of attempting to sabotage Nigeria’s biggest private oil investment. The march, themed “National Unity Against Sabotage: Reclaiming Our Petroleum Sector for the People,” […]
FG Brokers Peace Between PENGASSAN, Dangote Refinery
By Chinedu Echianu The Federal Government has successfully brokered peace between the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited, following days of industrial unrest. PENGASSAN, which began a nationwide strike on Monday, September 29, 2025, in protest against the disengagement of over 800 of its members, […]
NEPZA, Dangote Refinery Move to Cut Fuel Prices in Nigeria
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), in collaboration with key stakeholders, has pledged to implement the presidential directive aimed at reducing domestic fuel prices and boosting national energy security. The partnership includes the Presidential One-Stop-Shop Committee on the Sale of Crude in Naira and the Dangote Refinery & Petrochemicals Free Zone […]
Nigeria Customs Strengthens Partnership with IPMAN, NMDPRA to Combat Petroleum Smuggling
By Oluwakemi Kindness In the bid to address the illegal exportation of petroleum products from Nigeria, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Tuesday hosted the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), and Dangote Refineries at its Abuja headquarters. Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, was […]