At the ACF’s 25th anniversary dinner in Kaduna, Atiku Abubakar and Aliko Dangote warned that the North faces worsening insecurity and economic decline unless leaders urgently realign development priorities and commit to long-term reforms.
Dangote Refinery and Nigerian petroleum marketers have offered differing explanations for the recent drop in petrol prices.
Hackers have infiltrated the mobile phones of Aliko Dangote and Femi Otedola, demanding money after successfully compromising their devices.
South East senators have praised the Dangote Refinery for its scale and impact, describing it as a major step toward Nigeria’s industrial self-reliance.
The shutdown of the Port Harcourt Refinery has cost Nigeria an estimated ₦366.2 billion in five months, highlighting structural inefficiencies and governance issues in public refining operations.
Dangote says NNPCL can only expand its stake in his refinery after it proves its operational capacity.
A fatal road crash involving a Dangote Cement truck killed eight people, including a pregnant woman and her child, near Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo state.
Aliko Dangote plans to sell up to 10% of his multi-billion-dollar refinery and double its capacity to make it the world’s largest refining complex.
The House of Representatives has resolved to mediate in the dispute between PENGASSAN and the Dangote Refinery to safeguard private investments and ease the fuel crisis caused by the industrial action.
Reps say their intervention aims to protect strategic national assets from union actions with economic sabotage undertones.