The Digest:
Aliko Dangote, CEO of Dangote Industries Limited, hosted Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited GCEO Bayo Ojulari and top executives at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery on Saturday. The Dangote Group shared photos of the visit on X, describing the meeting as a strategic engagement at the Lekki-based facility. The visit comes weeks after Dangote Industries Limited signed gas supply agreements with NNPC for three of its subsidiaries. In November 2025, Ojulari announced that NNPC was working towards increasing its stake in the Dangote refinery from 7.2 percent to 20 percent. The meeting signals continued collaboration between Africa's largest refinery and the national oil company, as the refinery operates at full 650,000 barrels per day capacity
Key Points:
- The visit reinforces the strategic partnership between NNPC and Dangote Refinery.
- Stakeholder increase discussions align with NNPC's goal to secure domestic refining capacity.
- NNPC gains influence, while Dangote secures national oil company backing.
- This signals deepening integration between private and state oil sectors.
- The timing, post-gas agreements, advances cooperation.
Sources: TheCable, Dangote Group/X
