Dangote has vowed to make petrol available to NNPCL within 48 hours.
NewsOnline Nigeria reports that the President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has revealed that the Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) will be available in the Nigerian market in 48 hours, depending on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited.
The African richest man disclosed on Tuesday an interview with Channels Television while officially announcing first the rollout of Petrol from its 650,000 per day Lagos-based refinery on Tuesday in Lagos.
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He stressed that the $20 billion refinery will soon finalize talks with NNPCL to get the product across to Nigerians.
Speaking on the price of its petrol, Dangote noted that it will be the arrangement of the Federal Executive Council headed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to decide.
“The PMS can be on filling stations in the next 48 hours, depending on NNPCL.
“On PMS price, it is an arrangement that is designed and approved by the Federal Executive Council led by His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. As soon as it is finalised, which is what he is pushing once he finishes with FEC meeting, it can be today or tomorrow we are ready to roll out in the market,” he said.
Earlier, NewsOnline Nigeria reported that Dangote officially announced the first rollout of petrol on Tuesday.