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Dangote’s Refinery Challenges Nigeria’s Political and Business Elite

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  • Aliko Dangote’s $20 billion refinery threatens decades of fuel import dependence
  • Government and vested interests clash over refinery’s impact on Nigeria’s economy

Abuja, Nigeria – It isn’t an accident that no new refinery was built in Nigeria in the past three decades. It wasn’t due to a lack of need, funds, or skills to run a petroleum refinery. Rather, state officials and their business partners found it more profitable to import fuel, despite the higher costs to the nation.

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