The Dangote Refinery was commissioned in May 2023. Dangote Refinery has said that the recent adjustment in the company’s ex-depot price of petrol “is directly related to the significant increase in global crude oil prices”. The company assured Nigerians that three of its partners will sell petrol for ₦970 per litre nationwide despite the company’s recent increase in the ex-depot price of petrol. A spokesman for the refinery Anthony Chiejina in a statement on Sunday said, “While we have made a 5% adjustment to our ex-depot price from N899.50 to N950 per litre, it is important to note that this increase is considerably lower than the 15% rise in global crude oil prices, which has seen Brent Crude rise from $70 to $82 in a matter of days, in addition to