Dangote Group
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Elumelu named Seplat’s next chairman
Seplat Energy announced on June 9 that Tony Elumelu will become board Chairman from January 1, 2027, succeeding Senator Udoma Udo Udoma. Effiong Okon becomes CEO from August 1, replacing Roger Brown. Elumelu’s Heirs…
Dangote refinery powers past 700,000bpd
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has validated crude processing capacity of 700,000 barrels per day, surpassing its 650,000 bpd nameplate design…
Dangote exposes the oil mafia
Aliko Dangote publicly described a coordinated “oil mafia” that he says tried to prevent his $20 billion Lekki refinery from being built, telling…
NNPC challenges Dangote’s prices in court
NNPC filed a court counter-affidavit on May 27 arguing that Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s petrol is sold at significantly high and fluctuating…
Nigeria becomes a net fuel exporter
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery ran at 99.1% capacity in April 2026, producing 53.6 million litres of petrol daily against domestic consumption of…
Dangote sets September for $50bn IPO
Aliko Dangote confirmed on May 21 that the Dangote Petroleum Refinery IPO will launch in September 2026 on the Nigerian Exchange, targeting a $50…
Dangote’s Ethiopia bet hits $4bn
Aliko Dangote has raised the Dangote Group’s investment in an Ethiopian fertiliser complex at Gode to more than $4 billion, up from $2.5 billion.…
Dangote locks NNPC out of refinery
Aliko Dangote has blocked NNPC from acquiring additional equity in the $20 billion Lekki refinery, clearing the cap table ahead of the planned $5…
Dangote seals $4.2bn gas deal with GCL
Dangote Industries and China’s GCL Group have signed a $4.2 billion, 25-year natural gas supply deal to power a 3-million-tonne-per-year urea…
Dangote orders 1,000 CNG trucks from China
Dangote Group has ordered over 1,000 compressed natural gas tractors and semi-trailers from Chinese automaker BAIC FOTON, bringing its total CNG…