Dangote Refinery Sues FG, Petrochemicals FZE Over Fuel Import Licences

•Alleges regulatory breach of existing Federal High Court order

Wale Igbintade

Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE has instituted a fresh suit at the Federal High Court in Lagos seeking to invalidate fuel import licences issued to petroleum marketers and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), in what appears to be a renewed legal challenge over Nigeria’s downstream petroleum market structure.

Court records indicate that the matter, Suit No: FHC/L/CS/857/2026, has been assigned to Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court, Lagos Judicial Division.

However, the substantive court filings have not yet entered the public domain as of press time.

Dangote Refinery Sues FG, Petrochemicals FZE Over Fuel Import Licences

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