Declan O. Nwokoro MD NNPC Gas Marketing Company Limited; David Bird, CEO, Dangote Petroleum Refinery; Arvind Pathak, GMD/CEO, Dangote Cement Plc; Sadiq Mandara, Principal Productions /Process Engineer, Dangote Fertiliser Limited; During the Dangote Industries Limited, Signing of MoU fuel agreements with NNPC For Usage of Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Fertiliser and Cement, in Abuja on Friday thirtieth January 2026.
Towards assembly the vitality calls for of their ongoing growth tasks, three subsidiaries of Dangote Industries Limited, Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Dangote Fertiliser Plant and Dangote Cement Plc have scaled up their Gas Sales and Purchase Agreements (GSPA) with subsidiaries of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd): Nigerian Gas Marketing Limited and NNPC Gas Infrastructure Company Limited (NGIC).
The upscaled Supply Agreements will assist to drive the conglomerate’s Vision 2030, leading to elevated output, higher and cleaner vitality provide in addition to help ongoing growth tasks. The Agreements have been signed on the unveiling of the NNPC Gas Master Plan (GMP) 2026, tagged NGMP 2026 held on the NNPC Towers weekend in Abuja.
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Mr. David Bird, signed on behalf of the refinery, whereas the Group Managing Director of Dangote Cement Plc, Mr. Arvid Pathak, signed on behalf of the cement firm. Mr. Mustapha Matawalle signed on behalf of Dangote Fertiliser FZE.
CEO of Dangote Petroleum Refinery, David Bird talking on the signing ceremony stated that the settlement demonstrates the refinery’s daring steps to increase its capability. According to him, the agreements mark a important milestone within the growth drive in addition to a proactive measure to lock in huge vitality necessities for the anticipated enhance in its manufacturing capability.
According to Pathak, the settlement signing serves as an enabler of DCP’s strategic goals. The settlement ensures the fuel required to help the drive in direction of CNG adoption as Autogas and to fulfill the rising fuel demand as manufacturing capacities in Nigeria are expanded. It additionally promotes the adoption of cleaner gas for each Autogas via CNG and fuel to help elevated manufacturing output.
For Dangote Fertiliser FZE, it’s anticipated the settlement will help the corporate’s fertiliser capability growth tasks, provided that fertiliser is a product of pure fuel.
Meanwhile, talking on the occasion, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo, described the Gas Master Plan as a deliberate pivot from coverage articulation to disciplined execution, anchored on industrial viability and built-in sector-wide coordination.
He stated: “Today’s launch is not merely the unveiling of a document; it represents a deliberate shift towards a more integrated, commercially driven, and execution-focused gas sector, aligned with Nigeria’s development aspirations. Nigeria is fundamentally a gas Nation. With one of the largest proven gas reserves in Africa, our challenge has never been potential, but translation: translating resources into reliable supply, infrastructure into value, and policy into measurable outcomes for our economy and our people. The Gas Master Plan speaks directly to this challenge.”
Hon. Ekpo additional famous that the Plan’s robust give attention to provide reliability, infrastructure growth, home and export market flexibility, and strategic partnerships aligns seamlessly with the Federal Government’s Decade of Gas Initiative, positioning pure fuel because the spine of Nigeria’s vitality safety, industrialisation, and simply vitality transition.
In his deal with, the Group Chief Executive Officer, NNPC Ltd, Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, described the NNPC Gas Master Plan 2026 as a daring, efficient execution-anchored roadmap designed to unlock Nigeria’s immense fuel potential and elevate the nation right into a globally aggressive fuel hub.
Ojulari famous that with about 210 trillion cubic ft (Tcf) of confirmed fuel reserves and an upside potential of as much as 600 Tcf, Nigeria possesses probably the most consequential hydrocarbon basins on the planet; one strengthened by the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) and the Federal Government’s gas-centric vitality transition agenda.
“The Plan is structured not just to deliver – but to exceed- the Presidential mandate of increasing national gas production to 10 billion cubic feet per day by 2027 and 12 billion cubic feet per day by 2030, while catalysing over 60 billion dollars in new investments across the oil and gas value chain by 2030.”
He defined that the Plan prioritises value optimisation, operational excellence, and systematic development of sources from 3P to bankable 2P reserves, whereas strengthening fuel provide to energy era, CNG, LPG, Mini-LNG, and significant industrial off-takers.
Reaffirming his private dedication as Chief Sponsor of the initiative, the NNPC Ltd GCEO careworn that the Company has adopted a extra collaborative, investor-centric method in shaping the NGMP 2026, with robust alignment to trade stakeholders, companions, and buyers.
