While NUPENG neither confirmed nor denied the allegation, industry experts on Sunday wondered how the oil union became a tax collector, stressing that such actions would definitely raise the pump prices of refined petroleum products.

Aliko Dangote: A Titan's Unfiltered View on Nigeria's Industrial Future In a wide-ranging and characteristically bold remarks at different occasions, Aliko Dangote, Africa's richest man, offered a rare, unfiltered look into the challenges and triumphs of building a multi-billion-dollar industrial empire in Nigeria. The Economic Confidential...

Court Restrains NUPENG, Truck Drivers from Disrupting Dangote Refinery Operations The National Industrial Court in Abuja has granted an interim injunction restraining the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers and the Direct Trucking Company Drivers Association from embarking on industrial action or compelling...

Aliko Dangote, President of the Dangote Group, on Monday reacted sharply to criticisms from the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) over Dangote Refinery’s recent fuel price reduction, calling the union’s warning misleading and reaffirming his company’s commitment to easing fuel scarcity and lowering costs.

The Dangote Group has refuted claims that its refinery sells petrol to international traders, including those in Togo, at lower prices than those offered to Nigerian marketers.

Aliko Dangote, has stated that the nation’s 50-year battle with fuel queues has come to an end, following one year of petrol production at the company’s 650,000 barrels-per-day facility.