The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced the approval of a licence for the construction of a new refinery in Northern Nigeria.
The approval given to a company named Process Design and Development Limited is to establish and construct a new 27,000 barrels per day refinery.
It stated that the refinery will be sited in Dole-Wure, Akko area of Gombe State.
This announcement was made by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority,
The authority in a post on its official X handle on Thursday, said, “Authority Chief Executive presented a Licence to Establish a 27,000 BPSD Refinery to the Managing Director/ CEO of Process Design and Development Limited.
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“The refinery is to be located in Dole-Wure, Akko, Gombe State.”
The latest development signifies that Nigeria now officially has about 10 modular and regular refineries, adding to the nation’s refining capacity.
Investigations reveal that the company with CAC registration number 487883 and whose directors are Adamu U. Sanda, Abdulkadir Umar, Umar S. Umar and Bashir Umar; is located in Kano State.
