Dangote Names Access Road to Petroleum Refinery after President Tinubu

Dangote Names Access Road to Petroleum Refinery after President Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu (left); Chairman, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote (second left); Chairman, Geregu Power PLC, Femi Otedola (second right); and Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji (right), at the Main Control Room of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals during the President's facility tour on Thursday, June 5, 2025.

Lagos, Nigeria – June 5, 2025
The Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has announced that the main access road leading to the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals will now be known as Bola Ahmed Tinubu Road, in honour of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Dangote made the announcement on Thursday during President Tinubu’s official visit to the multi-billion-dollar refinery complex located in the Lekki Free Trade Zone, Lagos. The visit also marked the commissioning of the strategic Deep Sea Port Access Road, a key infrastructure connecting the Lekki Deep Sea Port, the Free Trade Zone, and the Dangote Refinery to the Sagamu–Benin Expressway via Ijebu Ode.

Describing President Tinubu as a strong supporter of the private sector, Dangote attributed the origin of the Free Trade Zone concept to Tinubu’s visionary leadership during his tenure as Governor of Lagos State.

President Tinubu with key business leaders during his tour of the Dangote Refinery: Aliko Dangote, Femi Otedola, and Zacch Adedeji at the Main Control Room, showcasing Nigeria’s growing industrial capacity.

“The Dangote refinery complex is, in many ways, your brainchild,” Dangote told the President. “Mr President, let me just say one thing — the main road leading into our refinery is now to be known as Bola Ahmed Tinubu Road.”

The announcement was met with applause from dignitaries present as President Tinubu stood up to warmly shake hands with Dangote in a symbolic and emotional gesture.

Dangote also revealed that the Group paid N450 billion in taxes in the past year and remains committed to national development through infrastructure investment. He disclosed that the Dangote Group is currently investing N900 billion in road infrastructure projects across Nigeria under the Federal Government’s tax credit scheme.

“The Deep Sea Port Access Road is just one of several being constructed,” he said, reiterating the Group’s commitment to supporting government efforts to boost economic growth.

The Dangote Group is reportedly Nigeria’s highest tax-paying corporate entity, contributing more revenue to the national treasury than all the country’s banks combined.