Victor Ezeja
Few hours before the scheduled commencement of supply of petrol by Dangote Refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has deployed not less than 300 trucks to the refinery’s gantry to load the product.
NNPCL’s Chief Corporation Communication Officer, Olufemi Soneye, confirmed it in a video posted on his X handle on Saturday.
Join our WhatsApp Channel“NNPC Ltd. trucks are arriving at the Dangote Refinery in preparation for the scheduled petrol loading on Sunday, September 15, 2024. By the end of today, at least 300 trucks will be stationed at the refinery’s fuel loading gantry,” Soneye stated.
Prime Business Africa had reported that the Federal Government announced on Friday that the Dangote Refinery would begin supply of petrol on Sunday, 15 September.
In a press briefing, chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Dr Zaach Adedeji, who is a member of the Presidential Committee on the Sale of Crude Oil and Refined Products said Dangote Refinery will sell petrol to only NNPCL while other interested marketers can buy from the national oil company.
Adedeji also stated that diesel from the Dangote Refinery will be sold directly to any interested marketer.
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The FIRS chairman also disclosed that the NNPCL will commence supply of about 385kbpd of crude oil to the refinery on 1 October to be paid for in naira.
Other agreements reached, according to Adedeji, include that the Dangote Refinery will sell petroleum products in naira.
Victor Ezeja is a passionate journalist with seven years of experience writing on economy, politics and energy. He holds a Master's degree in Mass Communication.
