Dangote refinery has condemned as âmisleading and mischievousâ the assertion by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited that it is buying petrol from the refinery at N898 per litre.
The spokesperson for Dangote, Anthony Chiejina, said the NNPCâs statement was geared at undermining the milestone achievement of tackling energy shortages and insecurity, which have bedevilled the economy in the previous 50 years.
This came after Premium Times reported that the NNPC, earlier on Sunday, revealed it bought fuel from Dangote refinery at N898. NNPC, as the sole buyer, launched the loading of fuel from the refinery on Sunday.
Chiejina said a committee formed by President Bola Tinubu is yet to address the pricing of petrol from the refinery. He stated:
The group urged Nigerians to disregard this malicious statement and await a formal announcement on the pricing by the Technical Sub-Committee on Naira-based crude sales to local refineries, appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, which will commence on October 1, 2024, bearing in mind that its current stock of crude was procured in dollars.
It added:
TimesNow.com.ng reported that the Nigerian government, via the Presidential CNG Initiative (P-CNG), has sustained the distribution of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) conversion kits nationwide.
This comes as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) began lifting petrol from the Dangote Refinery.
TimesNow.com.ng earlier reported that the Dangote Refinery would sell the product to the national oil firm for between N960 and N980 per litre to the NNPC, which will then sell it to the final consumers for between N857 and N865 per litre.
Proofreading by Nkem Ikeke, journalist and copy editor at TimesNow.com.ng.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
