Fresh data have emerged that Nigeria imported fuel worth $2.25bn from Malta in nine years.
The information emerged following allegations by the founder of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, that some officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited own blending plants in Malta.
An oil blending plant has no refining capability, but can be used to blend re-refined oil (a used motor oil that has been treated to remove dirt, fuel, and water) with additives to create finished lubricant products.
According to information on Trade Map, Nigeria imported petroleum oils obtained from bituminous minerals worth $2.8bn in 2023, jumping by a 342 per cent increase from $47.5m in 2013.
