Dangote oil refinery to help solve fuel shortage in Nigeria

Dangote oil refinery.

Dangote oil refinery on the outskirts of Lagos, Nigeria, on August 7, 2019. PHOTO | REUTERS

An oil refinery being put up by Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote may be the perfect rescue for Africa’s largest petroleum producer that has struggled to provide ready products to motorists.

In spite of having the largest oil reserves in Africa, Nigeria’s inability to refine the products locally has seen the country’s motorists line up of hours at petrol stations jostling for scarce resources.