Aliko Dangote’s refinery is no longer playing nice as the US$20 billion plant has returned to the courtroom, nearly a year after quietly withdrawing a multi-billion-naira lawsuit against Nigeria’s petroleum regulators. The 650,000-barrel-per-day mega-refinery is suing the country’s Attorney General and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), the downstream regulator; it is seeking to nullify newly minted petrol import licenses granted to the state oil firm, NNPC, and six independent marketers.
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