By MMN reporter 5.12.2025
The Dangote Refinery said it has capacity to supply 50 million litres of petrol daily, and there is no fear of shortages during the December festive period and beyond.
“Today, we have written to NMDPRA, the midstream regulator, and confirmed that we can supply 50 million litres every day. And you know there won’t be queues at all because, even now, while we are servicing the refineries, there are no queues. So, the issue of fuel queues is history. It will never, ever happen again, by the grace of God,” said Aliko Dangote president of the Dangote Group of Companies.
He was speaking to journalists in Abuja after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the State House.
“If you look at it, in Nigeria we have been having fuel queues since 1972, and we have actually removed those queues. It’s not about relying on imports,” he said.
He stated that there are plans to expand the Dangote Refinery to make it the biggest in the world with a projected production capacity of 1.4 million barrels per day, surpassing Reliance’s current capacity of 1.2 million barrels per day.
“By 2028, we are going to make this refinery the largest in the world. We are going to beat Reliance. Reliance is 1.25 million barrels per day; we will be at 1.4 million barrels per day. We have already signed the necessary agreements, and we will begin piling for the expansion by January. It will be delivered on time.”
“Even our neighbouring countries won’t have queues because they can buy from us—officially. By February, we’ll be able to supply about 15 to 20 million litres more than Nigeria’s consumption. So we will still have to export.
“People in sectors like plastics, who used to import with about $350 to $400 million, will now be fully served locally. We will take that burden away.”