“If they want to import fuel, let them continue to import. It’s okay, we will meet in the market. If 4,000 CNG trucks are not enough, we will buy another 4,000 trucks. It’s a logistics business.” - Aliko Dangote Dangote recently held a press conference to speak out against the Nigerian government’s continued stance on fuel imports. Even with his state-of-the-art refinery ready and capable, the government has continued to allow fuel imports, while labeling his refinery as “substandard.” The refinery, which is the largest in Africa, still sits with unsold gasoline as Nigeria continues to rely on foreign fuel. In the same press conference, Dangote also publicly accused one of NMPC’s principal officers of spending $4 million on his children’s school fees a glaring example of the mismanagement and corruption that surrounds Nigeria’s fuel sector. Dangote’s point is clear: he is not just defending his business. He is challenging a system that ignores local capacity, wastes resources, and mismanages the nation’s most critical industry. So here’s the question: why would Nigeria continue to import fuel, when it has Africa’s largest refinery bigger than any refinery in Europe right here at home? I ask again: why does Nigeria still import fuel when it has Africa’s largest refinery, bigger than the biggest refinery in Europe?

“If they want to import fuel, let them continue to import. It’s okay, we will meet in the market. If 4,000 CNG trucks are not enough, we will buy another 4,000 trucks. It’s a logistics business.” - Aliko Dangote Dangote recently held a press conference to speak out against the Nigerian government’s continued stance on fuel imports. Even with his state-of-the-art refinery ready and capable, the government has continued to allow fuel imports, while labeling his refinery as “substandard.” The refinery, which is the largest in Africa, still sits with unsold gasoline as Nigeria continues to rely on foreign fuel. In the same press conference, Dangote also publicly accused one of NMPC’s principal officers of spending $4 million on his children’s school fees a glaring example of the mismanagement and corruption that surrounds Nigeria’s fuel sector. Dangote’s point is clear: he is not just defending his business. He is challenging a system that ignores local capacity, wastes resources, and mismanages the nation’s most critical industry. So here’s the question: why would Nigeria continue to import fuel, when it has Africa’s largest refinery bigger than any refinery in Europe right here at home? I ask again: why does Nigeria still import fuel when it has Africa’s largest refinery, bigger than the biggest refinery in Europe?