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Nigeria's refining revolution has a monopoly problem
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Fusion42 · 22 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
Nigeria's Dangote Petroleum Refinery represents a major step in boosting local crude refining capacity, significantly reducing the country's dependence on petrol imports. However, despite reforms like subsidy removal and a crude-for-naira scheme, fuel prices have risen, causing inflation and social unrest.
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Your Nigerian energy business now faces a market where imported petrol volumes plunge but prices rise sharply, shifting risk from subsidy policy to volatile global crude and exchange rates. React quickly to manage input costs and customer pricing or face tighter margins and unrest.
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