President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, says his company will deepen cooperation with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) to strengthen operations at the Dangote Refinery and deliver wider benefits to Nigerians.
Dangote spoke to journalists on Saturday during the tour of the refinery by NNPC’s Group Chief Executive Officer, Bayo Ojulari, outlining plans for collaboration, potential upstream partnerships, and opportunities for public investment in the project.
The billionaire businessman emphasised that both organisations share a common objective of advancing Nigeria’s energy and industrial capacity.
“I think the sky is the limit and we [NNPC and Dangote Refinery] will cooperate and also make sure that we work together to make sure that we make Nigerians proud,” he said.
Responding to questions on key and additional areas of cooperation beyond the expansion of the refinery, Dangote said discussions are ongoing on possible joint ventures across the value chain.
“Most likely, depending on our own discussions with them, we will partner with them, maybe in some of the upstream. They, too, will partner with us here because here is not a refinery. It’s an industrial hub,” he said.
