{"id":166390,"date":"2025-06-10T10:04:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T09:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/dangote-vows-major-shakedowns-in-nigerias-oil-sector"},"modified":"2025-06-10T11:21:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T10:21:21","slug":"dangote-vows-major-shakedowns-in-nigerias-oil-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/dangote-vows-major-shakedowns-in-nigerias-oil-sector","title":{"rendered":"Dangote vows \u2018major shakedowns\u2019 in Nigeria\u2019s oil sector"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The president of Dangote Group and founder of Dangote Refinery, Aliko Dangote has vowed that there will be major shakedowns in Nigeria\u2019s downstream oil and gas sector.<\/p>\n<p>Dangote disclosed this in an interview with journalists after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu visited his 650,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Lekki, Lagos State.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the overhaul he intends to announce in the country\u2019s oil and gas sector is not about petrol price reduction.<\/p>\n<p>Africa\u2019s richest man, however, did not disclose what the proposed overhaul would be.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow that the President has visited and he has given us additional energy, we will inform you; you will hear from us soon, and that will be one of the major shakedowns in the entire country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is not the reduction of price; it will be the total overhaul of the downstream,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>President Tinubu visited Dangote Refinery, describing the facility as a massive investment and point of reference in Nigeria\u2019s path to industrialisation.<\/p>\n<p>In October last year, Dangote Refinery kicked off the rollout of premium motor spirit, which has led to a drop in fuel imports into Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The president of Dangote Group and founder of Dangote Refinery, Aliko Dangote has vowed that there will be major shakedowns in Nigeria\u2019s downstream oil and gas sector. Dangote disclosed this in an interview with journalists after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu visited his 650,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Lekki, Lagos State. 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