{"id":77866,"date":"2025-11-01T21:31:30","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T21:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=77866"},"modified":"2025-11-01T21:31:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T21:31:30","slug":"dangote-refinery-says-fuel-supply-now-exceeds-nigerias-demand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/11\/01\/dangote-refinery-says-fuel-supply-now-exceeds-nigerias-demand\/","title":{"rendered":"Dangote Refinery Says Fuel Supply Now Exceeds Nigeria\u2019s Demand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Oluwaseun Adewunmi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced that the supply of petrol and diesel now surpasses Nigeria\u2019s daily consumption, marking a significant milestone in the nation\u2019s quest for energy independence.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on Saturday, the Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer of Dangote Industries Limited, Anthony Chiejina, said the refinery currently loads over 45 million litres of petrol and 25 million litres of diesel daily.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur refinery\u2019s output exceeds Nigeria\u2019s demand. We are committed to ensuring steady and uninterrupted supply nationwide,\u201d Chiejina said, noting that the feat would enhance energy security and reduce dependence on imports.<\/p>\n<p>He added that improved local production has helped stabilise the exchange rate and strengthen the naira by reducing forex outflows and encouraging inflows.<\/p>\n<p>Chiejina also commended the federal government\u2019s 15% import tariff on petroleum products, describing it as a necessary measure to protect local industries from unfair competition and dumping.<\/p>\n<p>He lauded President Bola Tinubu\u2019s reforms for reshaping the downstream oil and gas sector, attracting investments, and restoring investor confidence.<\/p>\n<p>The refinery reaffirmed its pledge to maintain stable petrol prices throughout the festive season, assuring Nigerians of a \u201cChristmas and New Year free of fuel anxiety.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the company, the average pump price of petrol dropped from \u20a61,030 per litre in September 2024 to \u20a6841\u2013\u20a6851 per litre in September 2025, while diesel prices fell from as high as \u20a61,700 to about \u20a61,020 per litre.<\/p>\n<p>Dangote said the achievement underscores the refinery\u2019s role in price stability, job creation, and industrial growth, positioning Nigeria for a more self-sufficient energy future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Oluwaseun Adewunmi &nbsp; The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced that the supply of petrol and diesel now surpasses Nigeria\u2019s daily consumption, marking a significant milestone in the nation\u2019s quest for energy independence. In a statement on Saturday, the Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer of Dangote Industries Limited, Anthony Chiejina, said the refinery currently [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":77867,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1756,1720,172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-77866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy","category-energy","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77866"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77866\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":77868,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77866\/revisions\/77868"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}