On May 22, 2023, President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated the large refinery built by billionaire Aliko Dangote in Nigeria. The project, valued at nearly $20 billion, will cover more than 2,500 hectares in the Lekki Free Zone.
It must make it possible to supply the country's petrol stations. Benjamin Auger, a researcher at Ifri, a specialist in energy issues and Nigeria, deciphers the issues surrounding this infrastructure. The production capacity of this refinery is equivalent to about two and a half times the consumption of Nigeria.