Mr Ojulari described Dangote Group and NNPC Ltd. as “strategically significant national champions.”
Nigerians also consumed 17.13 million litres of diesel daily in October 2025.
Mr Ajujumbu said that though the strike caused a supply gap, getting the product had been difficult as tankers queued for days.
PENGASSAN embarked on strike to protest the sack of about 800 workers in the Dangote Refinery.
The statement quoted Mr Dangote pledging to collaborate with the new NNPC management to ensure energy security for Nigeria.
The 125,000bpd capacity Warri refinery was commissioned in 1978.
He said the country would still be dependent on the Dangote Refinery until the Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna refineries start working optimally.
Mr Ekechukwu, in an interview with journalists on Sunday in Abuja, said the NNPC Ltd. should not be seen to be defaulting in its obligations to contractors.
The executive vice president of downstream said section 205 of the PIA, which established NNPC Ltd., stipulated that petroleum prices were determined by unrestricted free market forces.
President Bola Tinubu approved the new directive to promote crude oil trade using the local currency.
