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Fire Outbreak at Dangote refinery plant
A fire broke out at a section of the Dangote Refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, on Wednesday morning. The cause of the outbreak has not yet been confirmed.
Anthony Chiejina, Group Head of Corporate Communications at Dangote Petroleum Refinery, confirmed that a minor fire broke out at the refinery’s effluent treatment plant on Wednesday, June 26. The fire was quickly contained, and there were no injuries or operational disruptions.
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery, which processes 650,000 barrels per day, began producing diesel and aviation fuel in January. The first crude delivery occurred on December 12, 2023, with the sixth cargo arriving on January 8. Recently, the refinery received an additional one million barrels of Bonny Light crude from the Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC Ltd) to further its production of refined petroleum products.
It has been reported that Bola Ahmed Tinubu was absent at the commissioning of the Opebi-Mende Link Bridge, which took place on April 8, 2026.
However, Senate President Godswill Akpabio represented the President and carried out the ceremony.
As he commissioned the project, he stated “On behalf of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, I commission these projects.”
Residents of Lagos should prepare for traffic disruptions as several roads will be closed due to the visit of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who is set to commission infrastructural projects.
The commissioning will take place on April 8 and 9, 2026.
Affected areas on Wednesday (April 8):
Opebi, Allen Avenue, Ikeja, Ojota, and Victoria Island.
Affected areas on Thursday (April 9):
Lekki-Epe Expressway, Ikoyi, Victoria Island, and Ajegunle.
Motorists are advised to plan alternative routes and expect heavy traffic during these periods.
President Donald Trump makes headline as he threatens Iran on social media.
The president shared “Open the F***ing Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell — JUST WATCH!”
It can be noted that he even did a countdown on Saturday “48 hours before all Hell will rain down on them,” he warned Saturday. “Time is running out.”
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