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Nigeria’s Fuel War Looms: Dangote Urges NNPC, Marketers to Halt Imports

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  • Dangote calls for exclusive domestic sourcing, assuring sufficient petrol supply for local needs
  • Analysts warn against monopoly, advocating for multiple sources to protect consumers

Lagos, Nigeria – Aliko Dangote, Chairman of the Dangote Group, has called on petroleum marketers, including the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), to cease importing petrol and instead source locally from his newly commissioned refinery in Lagos. With a daily refining capacity of 650,000 barrels, the Dangote Refinery has the capability to meet Nigeria’s fuel needs.

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