Dangote Demands Fuel Import Ban to Protect Nigeria’s Refining Future

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The owner of the biggest refinery in Africa, Aliko Dangote, has urged the government to ban the import of fuels in line with its “Nigeria First” policy. “The Nigeria First policy announced by His Excellency, President Bola Tinubu, should apply to the petroleum product sector and all other sectors,” Dangote said, as quoted by local media at an industry event, referring to the initiative launched earlier this year that bans government agencies from buying foreign goods if the same goods are available locally. Dangote went…