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Dangote Refinery charts industrial future with surfactant plant

By Providence Ayanfeoluwa Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced plans to expand beyond crude processing into a fully integrated industrial hub, unveiling five major projects that aim to transform Africa’s manufacturing landscape. The project encompasses the ambitious expansion plan of a 400,000-tonne Linear Alkaline Benzene (LAB) plant to support detergent manufacturing across the continent. Addressing journalists during […]

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Dangote Refinery to supply 65m litres of petrol daily

… Exports 20m litres surplus By Udeme Akpan In a landmark shift for Nigeria’s downstream petroleum sector, Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals will supply between 60 and 65 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) daily to meet national demand, effectively positioning the country for sustained fuel self sufficiency while exporting up to 20 million litres […]

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CBN reduces interest rate to 26.5%. 

…As External Reserves hit $50.4 b …20 banks cross recapitalization threshold, mobilise N4.05 trn Emma Ujah,  Abuja Bureau Chief The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), yesterday, reduced the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), the benchmark interest rate   by 50 basis points from 27 per cent to 26.5 per cent. The Governor of the CBN, Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, disclosed […]

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CBN: Oil prices rally brightens naira, foreign reserves’ prospects

With Brent crude trading around $69 per barrel above Nigeria’s 2026 federal budget benchmark of $64.8, the price rally would largely bolster the country’s fiscal revenues, foreign exchange reserves and promote exchange rate stability.

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Nigeria’s crude oil production rises to 1.64mbpd in 2025 — IPPG

By Mariam  Eko Nigeria’s average crude oil production in 2025  increased to 1.64 million barrels per day (mbpd), representing a 5.8 per cent year-on-year rise from 1.55mbpd in the corresponding period of 2024, the Independent Petroleum Producers Group (IPPG) has said.  Chairman of IPPG, Mr. Adegbite Falade, disclosed this at the just-concluded Nigeria International Energy Summit […]

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Lower inflation figure still temporal, not stability — LCCI

By Yinka Kolawole The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has stated that the latest inflation data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) indicates a temporary easing of inflationary momentum, not yet a convergence toward a low and stable inflation regime. Recall that NBS, on Monday, reported that Nigeria’s headline inflation rate dropped to […]

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