Dangote: we have not cleared any work; Fuel queues now history

The president of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, said that the oil refinery of Petro -Dangoes did not blame any job but, instead, was creating thousands of new job opportunities.

Dangote said that the 50 -year battle of the nation with fuel queues ended, after a year of petrol production at the structure of 650,000 barrels per day of the company.

Dangote made it known during a Briefing Print at the refinery, where he turned to the current dispute with the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (Nupeng), Monday 15 September 2025.

He said that the company’s deposit of 4,000 compressed natural gas trucks (CNG) would have created at least 24,000 jobs at national level.

Dans said that the Nigerians, who had undergone persistent deficiencies since 1975, were now witnessing “a new era”.

“We have fought the fuel queues since 1975, but today the Nigerians are seeing a real change,” he said.

Dangote said that the project was fraught with risks, observing that the lenders could seize his assets if he had not failed.

He recalled how investors, industry experts and foreign officials doubted his feasibility, due to the belief that only sovereign nations could perform this infrastructure so massive.

According to him, the refinery has already contributed to stabilizing petrol prices, with the prices of the pump that descended from almost n1,100 per liter before the operations began at about N841 in the South -ovest, Abuja, Delta, Rivers, Edo and Kwara.

To further reduce costs, Dangote said that 4,000 methane levels were lined up nationally, a move that should create at least 24,000 jobs.

“We have not cleared anyone. These trucks will not be guided by robots,” he added.

He stressed that employees enjoy robust welfare packages, including complete health insurance for spouses and up to four children, life insurance and life pensions.

To industrialization, Dangote urged the National Assembly to support the “Nigeria First” policy of the Federal Government with the qualifying laws, warning that the unloading of low -cost foreign assets undermines local industries.

“Other countries have not been industrialized by strangers. The export works of imports and import poverty. We must build our economy,” he said.

Dangote has also announced his intention to expand the refining capacity to 700,000 barrels per day in the second year of the structure, stating that this will position Nigeria as an Africa refining hub, the main worldwide exporter of polypropylene and an important fertilizer supplier.

He has excluded adventure in the distribution of retail fuel despite the offers to acquire filling stations.

The industrialist stressed that the attention of the refinery was on partnerships and wholesale supply.

Dangote, therefore, expressed gratitude for the federal government, the partners in the sector, the workers and the Nigerians for their support.

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPman) also praised for embracing the free fuel distribution initiative via methane truck.

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