BREAKING: President Tinubu Orders Petroleum Company, NNPC To Sell Crude To Dangote Refinery In Naira
This was announced by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Publicity, Bayo Onanuga on X, explaining the order is aimed at achieving stability of the pump price of refined fuel and the dollar-Naira exchange rate
President Bola Tinubu has given an executive order to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to sell crude to Dangote Refinery and other upcoming indigenous refineries in Naira, the country’s currency.
This was announced by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Publicity, Bayo Onanuga on X, explaining the order is aimed at achieving stability of the pump price of refined fuel and the dollar-Naira exchange rate.
Bayo said the directive was discussed and adopted by the Federal Executive Council on Monday.
He said, “To ensure the stability of the pump price of refined fuel and the dollar-Naira exchange rate, the Federal Executive Council today adopted a proposal by President Tinubu to sell crude to Dangote Refinery and other upcoming refineries in Naira.
“Dangote Refinery at the moment requires 15 cargoes of crude, at a cost of $13.5 billion yearly. NNPC has committed to supply four.
“But the FEC has approved that the 450,000 barrels meant for domestic consumption be offered in Naira to Nigerian refineries, using the Dangote refinery as pilot. The exchange rate will be fixed for the duration of this transaction.
“Afreximbank and other settlement banks in Nigeria will facilitate the trade between Dangote and NNPC Limited. The game changing intervention will eliminate the need for international letters of credit. It will also save the country of billions of dollars used in importing refined fuel.”
