President Muhammadu Buhari will commission the multi-billion naira Dangote Refinery in Lagos on May 22.
The Special Assistant on Digital Communications to the President, Bashir Ahmad, confirmed the development in a statement on Sunday.
He said: “Efforts by the Federal Government to make Nigeria self-sufficient in local refining of crude oil to save the scarce foreign exchange used in the importation of petroleum products have received a boost as the 650,000 barrels per day Dangote Refinery, the world’s largest single-train refinery is set for inauguration on May 22nd, 2023, by President Muhammadu Buhari.”