Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote has revealed one of many benefits his refinery will convey to the nation.

The Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Group stated his refinery will generate sufficient job alternatives for Nigerian youths.

He made the assertion on Monday whereas talking on the commissioning of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals.

The undertaking was commissioned by the President Muhammadu Buhari.

“The refinery operation will generate massive job opportunities in their hundreds of thousands,” he stated whereas highlighting the advantages of the refinery.

“The refinery will make available to our industries vital raw materials to a large range of manufacturers in the pharmaceuticals, food, beverages, construction and many other industries,” he stated.

The refinery is situated at Dangote Industries Free Zone, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, and it’s set as much as course of crude oil grades from the continent of Africa, Asia and America, with a supply of a surplus of near 38 million litres of petrol, diesel, kerosene and aviation gas for Nigeria each day

The refinery set as much as refine 650,000 barrels of crude oil per day transforms crude oil into totally different utilization of petroleum merchandise similar to diesel, gasoline, jet gas and kerosene.

Earlier, The PUNCH studies that the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu recommended Dangote for the undertaking.