Aliko Dangote's group has dismissed as false claims of a rift between him and Tony Elumelu, plus reports that personal borrowing financed the refinery.
CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso has warned Nigerian bank directors to strengthen corporate governance or face decisive regulatory action following the recent recapitalization exercise.
Forbes has valued Aliko Dangote at $30.3 billion for the first time as his now operational Lagos refinery closes the gap with Bloomberg's wealth tracker.
The Federal Government has asked fuel marketers to give Nigerian airlines a 30-day credit window as Aliko Dangote's refinery rakes in record jet fuel margins.
Aliko Dangote has offered to build a refinery in Tanzania matching his 650,000-barrel-per-day Lagos plant, with Kenya and Uganda already in talks on the project.
NNPC Trading shipped more than 1.03 million metric tons of crude, about 6.8 million barrels, to Aliko Dangote's Lekki refinery across eight April cargoes.
Aliko Dangote's Lekki refinery turned Nigeria into a net petrol exporter last month, ending decades in which Africa's largest oil producer sent crude abroad only to import finished fuel.
Aliko Dangote's group has dismissed as false claims of a rift between him and Tony Elumelu, plus reports that personal borrowing financed the refinery.
CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso has warned Nigerian bank directors to strengthen corporate governance or face decisive regulatory action following the recent recapitalization exercise.
Nigerian stock investors pocketed 26.5 trillion naira in April as the All-Share Index surged 20.13 percent and market cap climbed to a record 155.7 trillion.