Nigeria Pays 65% More for Gasoline as Dangote Battles Crude Import Costs

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FinBERT analysis of financial text showing neutral sentiment with 94.1% confidence.

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Despite the fact that Nigeria is now home to the biggest oil refinery in Africa, Nigeria’s gasoline prices have soared to a record high amid the war in the Middle East. Dangote, the biggest refinery in Africa which began operations in 2024, has already started exporting fuel to regions other than West Africa. The refinery started up in January 2024 with the launch of diesel and naphtha production and began producing gasoline in September 2024. In the early days of the war in the Middle East, the refinery said it would keep its “unwavering…

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FinBERT analysis of financial text showing neutral sentiment with 94.1% confidence.

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Original article published by OilPrice.com on March 30, 2026.
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