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Dangote Refinery Planning 1.6m Barrels Fuel Storage Tanks in Namibia

The storage tanks would be used to supply petrol and diesel to Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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July 11, 2025

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Dangote petroleum refinery will construct storage tanks in Namibia to hold at least 1.6 million barrels of petrol and diesel to supply refined fuel to southern Africa.

Reuters reports that the storage tanks would be used to supply petrol and diesel to Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Dangote was also considering supplying fuel to southern Democratic Republic of Congo, the sources said.

It was not immediately clear how much the project would cost, but the second source said construction of the storage tanks would begin shortly in the port city of Walvis Bay.

The move underscores the refinery’s ambition to dominate fuel supply in Africa and beyond, potentially reshaping energy trade flows in the region and boosting access to refined products for southern African nations.

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Juhel CEO-Dr Ifeanyi Okoye, Becomes MAN President

Before he was elected President, Dr. Okoye served the Association in various capacities, including as Chairman of the Enugu, Anambra and Ebonyi States Branches from 1998 to 2005, and as Vice President from 2006 to 2010.

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October 11, 2026

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The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has elected Dr. Ifeanyi Eric Okoye, as its 12th President at its just-concluded 54th Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday, 7th October 2026 at the Lagos Oriental Hotel, Lagos.

He succeeds Otunba Francis Meshioye, OFR, who completed his four-year tenure.

Dr. Okoye is the Chief Executive Officer of Juhel Nigeria Limited, a wholly indigenous pharmaceutical manufacturing company headquartered in Enugu, Enugu State.

Ifeanyi Eric Okoye holds a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) with a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy and an M.Sc. and PhD in Pharmaceutical Technology and Industrial Pharmacy from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, graduating as the best student in his class.

He established JUHEL Nigeria Limited in 1987, a wholly indigenous pharmaceutical manufacturing company with headquarters in Enugu, Enugu State. In December 1989.

JUHEL moved to its permanent site in Emene, Enugu, in 2001 and expanded its facilities to include syrups and capsules. In 2010, JUHEL opened a major parenteral manufacturing facility in Awka, Anambra State.

He is a Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria and an alumnus of Harvard Business School in Boston, USA.

He is also a Member of the National Institute (mni), having attended the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies in Kuru, Plateau State.

In 2012, he was conferred the national honour of Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR).

He has served on several committees, including the Ministerial Committee on the Establishment of World-Class Hospitals and Diagnostic Centers from 2013 to 2015; Member of the Governing Council of the Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON) – 2009 to 2022.

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Investors Rush For Airtel Money IPO on LSE

Airtel Money is proving popular among retail investors ahead of full admission next week.

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October 9, 2026

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Airtel Money began conditional trading on the London Stock Exchange this morning in a £5.3 billion market debut, dubbed Africa’s Revolut.

Shares, which were open only to investors allocated stock in the offer, were trading flat at around 194p.

But armchair investors are rushing to sign up to the City’s largest IPO in five years ahead of full admission on October 14.

It is the ninth most popular initial public offering on AJ Bell’s investment platform based on the number of customers applying to take part in the offer, it said.

Airtel Money is proving popular among retail investors ahead of full admission next week

Airtel Money, a subsidiary of Airtel Africa, which offers mobile payment services in 13 countries across Africa, is a subsidiary of FTSE 100 telecoms group Airtel Africa, whose shares have trebled in less than two years.

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JUST IN: NNPC Clarifies Petrol Discount: Relief Initiative, Not Subsidy Restoration

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October 9, 2026

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has clarified that its ongoing petrol discount is a temporary customer relief measure and does not amount to a restoration of the petroleum subsidy abolished in 2023.

In a statement issued on Friday by Chief Corporate Communications Officer Andy Odeh, the company said the N66-per-litre sales discount, first introduced on 1 October 2026 to mark Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary, will continue until 31 October 2026 at NNPC Retail stations nationwide.

NNPC stressed that the initiative is designed to ease the burden of rising fuel prices linked to elevated global crude oil costs and the Middle East conflict. It applies only to NNPC Retail outlets and does not set a uniform national pump price or change the market-based pricing framework for petroleum products.

“This discount is a customer relief initiative and does not represent the reintroduction of petroleum subsidy,” the statement said. The company urged the public to disregard any interpretation of the measure as a return to the subsidy regime.

The clarification followed comments by Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Taiwo Oyedele, who explained that the discount is funded solely from NNPC Retail’s own profit margin and involves no public funds from the federal budget or Federation Account.