The Dangote refinery says it has invited the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) to independently verify its daily production capacity.
The invitation comes as the firm anticipates supplying
Nigeria with 50 million litres per day in December 2025 and January 2026.
On November 28, the regulator had said Dangote refinery
supplied an average of 18.03 million litres of petrol per day — as against 35
million litres — between October 2024 and October 2025.
In a statement on Sunday, Dangote refinery said a letter
signed by David Bird, its chief executive officer (CEO) and addressed to Farouk
Ahmed, the CEO of NMDPRA, invited the regulator’s officials to its facility.
“The company invited the regulator to independently verify
its actual daily production capacity, countering prevailing speculations,” the
statement reads.
The refinery requested the support of Ahmed to “host NMDPRA
officials onsite at our refinery starting December 1, to validate and publicly
confirm our daily supply volumes”.
“In the interest of full transparency, we are prepared to
publish our daily production and stock figures across both online and print
media,” the refinery said.
DANGOTE REFINERY TO SUPPLY 1.5BN LITRES OF PETROL IN
DECEMBER, JANUARY
Dangote refinery also said it will supply 1.5 billion litres
of petrol monthly to the Nigerian market in December 2025 and January 2026.
According to the statement, Aliko Dangote, president and CEO
of the Dangote Group, made the promise when the south-south development
commission (SSDC) visited the refinery and the Dangote fertiliser complex.
“In line with our commitment to national wellbeing, and
consistent with our track record of ensuring a holiday season free of fuel
scarcity, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery will supply 1.5 billion litres of PMS
to the Nigerian market this month. This represents 50 million litres per day,”
Dangote was quoted as saying.
“We are formally notifying the Nigerian Midstream and
Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) of this commitment.
“We will supply another 1.5 billion litres in January and
increase to 1.75 billion litres in February, which translates to over 60
million litres per day.”
The billionaire said the facility has sufficient stock and
is currently producing between 40 and 45 million litres of petrol each day,
adding that supplying 50 million litres daily should put to rest long-standing
claims that local refineries are unable to meet national demand.
Dangote also said the refinery is discussing with petroleum
marketers to improve distribution networks, including expanding the use of
compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered haulage.
“Our priority is to ensure Nigeria receives the products it
needs. This is not driven by profit motives; it is about guaranteeing the
availability of essential energy products,” Dangote said.
“It is similar to the transformation we delivered in the
cement sector.”
The entrepreneur further noted that the refinery is
advancing its expansion programme aimed at achieving a capacity of 1.4 million
barrels per day.
During the visit, Usoro Akpabio, the managing director of
SSDC, commended Dangote’s leadership and his continued contributions to
strengthening Nigeria’s industrial capacity, energy security, and long-term
economic competitiveness.
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