Africa’s richest man and President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, met with President Tinubu at the State House, Abuja, on Tuesday — a high-level engagement seen as part of moves to push for critical reforms in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector.
Dangote, who arrived at the Presidential Villa shortly before 7 pm and departed about 30 minutes later, has in recent public remarks warned that without firm political action to tackle rent-seeking in the petroleum industry, Africa may never again witness large-scale refinery projects like his Lagos-based facility.
The visit comes amid the ongoing expansion of the Dangote Refinery from 650,000 to 700,000 barrels per day — a move positioning it as the world’s sixth-largest refinery and a key driver of Africa’s push for energy independence.
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