FG Partners Niger Republic To Build Oil Refinery

The Federal government has announced plan to collaborate with Niger Republic to build an oil refinery.

A statement by the Ministry of Petroleum Resources on Thursday said the minister of state for petroleum resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu led a Nigerian government delegation to Niamey, the capital of Niger, on Wednesday to discuss a firm agreement for the design and construction of the refinery which will be strategically located at a border town between the two countries.

The development was in line with the commitment to collaboratively work across the region to proffer solutions to the petroleum sector challenges.

“The plan will be expressed through the construction of a refinery in the border town between the Republic of Niger and Katsina State, Nigeria and a crude oil pipeline from the Republic of Niger to the new refinery”, Kachikwu said.

The minister met and discussed with president of Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou, and the country’s energy minister Foumakoye Gado.

“Bilateral and technical agreements will be signed in coming days,” Kachikwu said.