This is in line with the Federal Government’s promise to ensure production of refined petroleum products begins at the facility in December 2023.
The development comes many years after under performance and turnaround maintenance of the facility.
According to the federal government, the objective is to ensure the country stops importing fuel, as soon as possible.
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Oil, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, described the development as a landmark of the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu.
Despite being Africa’s number one oil producer, Nigeria has relied on imports of petroleum products because of a lack of domestic refining capacity.
But as part of moves to overhaul the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, the government has been working to improve capacity at the country’s under-performing state-owned refineries.
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