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Marketers Will Pay Naira for Dangote Fuel -IPMAN

Aliko Dangote Refined petroleum products from the $20bn Dangote Petroleum Refinery are to be sold in naira and not in the United States dollar as speculated in some quarters, oil marketers clarified on Monday. Dealers in the downstream oil sector also stated that the registration process for marketers at the refinery was still ongoing, as many operators had continued to register with the plant. It was further gathered that officials of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority were meeting with the management of the refinery to perfect the pricing template for products produced by the facility. On January 12, 2023, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery announced the commencement of production of Automotive Gas Oil, also known as diesel, and JetA1 or aviation fuel. The President, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, had in a statement issued by the firm, said, “We have started the production of diesel and aviation fuel, and the products will be in the market within this mon...

Insecurity: Many Dead As Armed Bandits Attacked Villages In Zamfara, Rustled Cows


Many feared dead as bandits attack Zamfara village


Suspected armed bandits on Thursday attacked Gidan Goga community in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State, leaving an uncertain number of people dead

Residents said that armed men arrived at the community on motorbikes firing at residents before they herded away cows and other domestic animals.

A former commissioner for Education in the state, who also hails from the community, Alhaji Ibrahim Danmalikin Gidan Goga, said told gunmen arrived around 1pm.

“Soldiers were alerted and they arrived even before the armed criminals fled. Gun duel ensued between soldiers and the armed bandits. I can’t tell you the precise number of people that died in the attack now, but I can tell you that many of the residents have fled the community,” he said.

The spokesman of the state police command, SP Muhammad Shehu could not be reached for comment at the time of filing this report.


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