Dangote oil refinery launched in Nigeria - BBC News

It is hoped that the plant will alleviate chronic fuel shortages in Africa's biggest oil producer.

22 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Nigeria presidencyImage caption, The oil refinery took nearly seven years to buildBy Nkechi Ogbonna & Cecilia MacaulayBBC News, Lagos & LondonAfrica's biggest oil refinery has been opened in Nigeria, where it is hoped it will alleviate chronic fuel shortages.

Nigeria is a major oil producer but most of this is sent abroad while it has to import the refined fuel used in vehicles and elsewhere.

As a result the country often faces chronic fuel shortages.

This is the problem that the $19bn (£15.2bn) refinery, owned by Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, is intended to tackle.

"This is a game-changer for the Nigerian people," said President Muhammadu Buhari.

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