Dangote Refinery Slashes Petrol Import Bill by 29 Percent
Nigeria’s petrol import bill dropped to $10 billion in 2025, a 28.88 percent decline from the $14.06 billion spent the previous year. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) latest balance of payments report attributes this sharp contraction to the commencement of domestic production at the Dangote Refinery. The 650,000-barrel-per-day facility began churning out…