Nigeria’s state-owned oil company, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has accused the Dangote Petroleum Refinery of attempting to monopolise Nigeria’s fuel market through a lawsuit seeking to restrict fuel import licences granted to rival marketers.

Aliko Dangote is facing a fresh showdown with fuel importers in Nigeria, as marketers push back against efforts to reduce the country’s dependence on imported petroleum products…

Nigeria’s state-owned oil company, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has accused the Dangote Petroleum Refinery of attempting to monopolise Nigeria’s fuel…

Nigeria's state oil firm NNPC has accused Dangote Petroleum Refinery of seeking to restrict competition and expose the country's fuel...

NNPC argued that Dangote refinery’s lawsuit against fuel import licences could create a monopoly, threaten supply security and destabilise Nigeria’s fuel market.

NNPC said granting Dangote's request would expose Africa's largest oil producer to supply disruptions, price instability and risks to national energy security.

In Fuel Import Licence Dispute, NNPC Accuses Dangote Refinery of Seeking Monopoly

By Nnamdi Ojiego The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) and the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) have launched a vigorous legal…