Dangote Refinery Fertiliser Plant Will Ensure Energy, Help Food Security — Lai Mohammed
Dangote Refinery Fertiliser Plant Will Ensure Energy, Help Food Security — Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the coming on stream of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals, as well as Dangote Fertiliser Plant, will help to ensure energy and food security in the country. INDEPENDENT reports.
In a statement by Segun Adeyemi, the Special Assistant to the President (Media), Office of the Minister of Information and Culture, the minister made the remarks in Lagos on Sunday while touring the sprawling complexes of the refinery and the fertiliser plant in Ibeju- Lekki.
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Live, Study and Work in Canada. No Payment is Required! Hurry Now click here to Apply >> Immigrate to Canada“We must not fail to appreciate the fact that it’s not just that we will be self-sufficient in terms of food security and energy security, but the quality of our refined products and fertiliser will be world-class,” he said. Information Guide Nigeria
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According to INDEPENDENT, Alhaji Mohammed, who was accompanied by 25 journalists, said while the refinery will ensure the availability of the highest quality Euro V Grade petroleum products, the fertiliser plant is producing granulated urea, which is of the highest quality and which does not become sticky and cause loss of value to the farmers.
He said the 650,000 barrels per day Dangote Refinery, which is expected to be commissioned this year, will be a game-changer in terms of employment generation, contribution to the GDP, and conservation of foreign exchange.
“Gentlemen, based on what we have heard here today with regards to the 650,000 barrels per day Dangote Refinery, it would be a game-changer once it comes on stream in terms of employment generation.” jamb results
The refinery as of today employs 35,000 people every day. “There will be huge value addition that will contribute to the increase in GDP, conservation of foreign exchange as there will be no more importation of petroleum products, generation of foreign exchange through export of finished product, availability of petroleum products thus ending petrol queues, and attraction of foreign capital investments,” the minister said.
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He said Dangote Fertiliser Plant, which was commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari last month, has made Nigeria the leading producer of urea in Africa. “With the coming on stream of the Dangote Fertiliser Plant, Nigeria is now self-sufficient in the production of urea. In fact, Nigeria is now the leading producer of urea in Africa. The Dangote Fertiliser Plant is already exporting to the US, India, Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina. “We were fortunate to witness a ship being loaded with urea for export to Argentina during our visit today,” Alhaji Mohammed said.
He said currently the fertiliser plant provides 1,500 direct jobs and 15,000 indirect jobs. The minister, who commended the President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, for boosting investor confidence in Nigeria, said the Federal Government will continue to create the enabling environment for businesses to thrive. “Under this administration, the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) has implemented over 150 reforms, moving Nigeria up 39 places on the World Bank Doing Business index since 2016. Mr. President also signed the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020 (CAMA 2020) – Nigeria’s most significant business legislation in three decades.
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Live, Study and Work in Canada. No Payment is Required! Hurry Now click here to Apply >> Immigrate to Canada“The result of this favourable business environment is the birth of new businesses such as the $2.5 billion Dangote Fertiliser Plant that will produce 3 million metric tons of urea every year; the 650,000 barrels per day oil refinery due to open later this year; Lekki Deep Sea Port, one of the most modern seaports in West Africa; BUA’s 3 million metric tons cement plant; the 5,000 barrels per day Modular Refinery in Ibigwe, Imo State, and three more modular refineries to be commissioned before May 2023 in Edo and Bayelsa states, just to mention a few,” he said. The Executive Director, Strategy Capital Projects and Portfolio Development, Dangote Group, Mr. Devakumar Edwin, who conducted the minister round the two complexes, said 75% hydraulic testing of the refinery, as well as 70% of electrical cable fitting, have been completed preparatory to the completion of the refinery in the fourth quarter of this year.