Billionaire Aliko Dangote (second from left) with President William Ruto and First Lady Rachel Ruto at Dangote refinery in Lagos on September 25, 2026/PCS
President William Ruto on Friday toured Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote’s mega oil refinery in Lekki, Lagos, ahead of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Dangote East African Refinery in Lamu next week.
Ruto, accompanied by First Lady Rachel Ruto and senior government officials, said he visited the refinery at the invitation of Dangote Group President and CEO Aliko Dangote.
The refinery has a crude oil refining capacity of 700,000 barrels a day and produces more than 100 million litres of petrol, diesel and aviation fuel daily, according to Ruto.
He said the company had also built 120km of sea cables to move crude from ships to the refinery.
“This huge achievement is a testament to what African governments, investors and financial institutions can do together,” Ruto said.
He said the refinery, whose construction will be launched in Kenya next week, “will be bigger”.
President William Ruto and First Lady Rachel Ruto pose for a photo at Dangote refinery in Lagos on September 25, 2026/PCS
According to Ruto, the project will transform Kenya and the region’s petroleum sector by providing fuel reliability and security, scaling up industrialisation and creating 60,000 jobs.
He said the refinery would also support the emergence of spin-off industries once completed.
“These include the production of fertilisers, chemicals, and packaging,” Ruto said.
The President’s visit comes ahead of the planned groundbreaking ceremony for the project in Lamu next week, September 30.
Billionaire Aliko Dangote (second from left) with President William Ruto and First Lady Rachel Ruto at Dangote refinery in Lagos on September 25, 2026/PCS
President William Ruto speaks during an event at Dangote refinery in Lagos on September 25, 2026/PCS
President William Ruto with First Lady Rachel and billionaire Aliko Dangote at Dangote refinery in Lagos on September 25, 2026/PCS
President William Ruto at Dangote refinery in Lagos on September 25, 2026/PCS
President William Ruto with billionaire Aliko Dangote at Dangote refinery in Lagos on September 25, 2026/PCS
First Lady Rachel Ruto at Dangote refinery in Lagos/PCS
An aerial view of the Dangote refinery in Lagos/PCS
Dangote refinery in Lagos/PCS
