Buhari, Moumadou Issoufou signs Bilateral agreement for the creation of the Katsina State refinery

IBRAHIM ZAKARI TALBA the founder of BLAKOIL ENERGY REFINERY will spearhead the first 100% private driven Refinery in the north of Nigeria to be built in Mashi Town of katsina state.
The REFINERY is a project worth $2 billion (over N700 billion). It is projected to employ over 2,500 direct employment and over 10,000 in direct employment not only to the state but Nigerians in general.
President Muhammad Buhari and Republic of Niger President Moumadou Issoufou will sign the final bilateral trade agreement on Tuesday 24th July 2018 in the Presidential Villa Abuja.

We must acknowledge those who are clearly not self centred and support them the best way we can.
It could be recalled that Nigeria and the Niger Republic, will sign binding bilateral and technical agreements that will enable both countries develop and build a new petroleum refinery in Mashi Local Government Area of Katsina State which borders both countries.

The ministry of Petroleum resources in a short statement issued to newsmen then explained that the refinery project would also include a crude oil pipeline that is expected to come from Niger Republic, indicating the plant would be fed crude oil from Niger.