Officials from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and the Federal Government confirmed on Tuesday that the refinery received four crude oil shipments from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) under the naira-for-crude sale agreement. 

Peter Obi, former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party presidential candidate, has voiced concern over Nigeria's tough economic conditions, attributing the difficulties primarily to what he calls the government's “poor policy choices.” 

Petrol pump price rose to N1,030 per litre at various outlets of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) in Abuja on Wednesday.  

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) has released a statement outlining the estimated prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, from the Dangote refinery. The prices are for NNPC's retail stations across the country, including Lagos and other states.

Nigerians in the diaspora, represented by the Nigerian Professionals in Diaspora (NPID), are calling for an urgent review of the country’s monetary policies in response to the recent increase in fuel prices. 

Alhaji Aliko Dangote envisioned ending Nigeria’s reliance on fuel importation and making Sub-Saharan Africa self-sufficient in energy. This vision led to the construction of the world’s largest single-train refinery, a 650,000-barrel-per-day facility located in Lagos State.