In the Matter of Dangote Refinery vs NNPC, By Simon Kolawole

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery was supposed to be the final solution to Nigeria’s energy needs. What went wrong? Why the brouhaha? Why the anti-climax? I have been observing developments from my balcony — beyond what I have been seeing in the papers, watching on TV, hearing on radio and reading on social media. I could […]

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Dangote refinery appoints official distributor of products

An integrated energy provider in Nigeria, Eterna PLC, said it has become an official domestic sales distributor of the new Dangote Petroleum Refinery products in Nigeria. Eterna PLC manufactures, markets, and distributes lubricants and chemicals and operates a network of filling stations while planning to further increase its retail network across the country. Dangote refinery […]

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Why Dangote refinery engaged 11,000 workers from India ―SASASNET

Sub-Saharan African Skills and Apprenticeship Stakeholders Network (SASASNET) has explained why the Dangote refinery engaged 11,000 skilled workers from India while neglecting youths from Nigeria and other African countries. The network, on Wednesday, noted that the reason for the neglect was that youths from Nigeria lacked the adequate skills needed to be engaged in the […]

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Dangote Refinery: The Audacity to Dream, By Shaka Momodu

Amid the Nigerian conundrum and the raging Covid-19 pandemic which has seized our attention is a breath of fresh air, the soon-to-be-inaugurated Dangote Petrochemical Refinery. It was Kahlil Gibran in The Garden of the Prophet who wrote this powerful poem long ago but it speaks perfectly to the Nigerian conundrum today. Here it goes: “Pity […]

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