Devakumar V.G. Edwin, Vice President (Oil & Gas) of Dangote Group, has revealed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has requested a permanent presence at the Dangote Refinery as part of the crude oil agreement, daily post reports.

Edwin revealed this on Thursday during a Twitter Space session organized by Nairametrics.

“NNPC has informed us that they intend to station a team of 6 to 10 people permanently at our refinery,” he stated.

"They’ve asked us to provide office space for them since they will be supplying the crude, overseeing the production, and buying back the products in Naira.”

Nigerians are hoping that the production and sale of petrol by the Dangote Refinery would help soften the hardship in the country.