Nigeria, Dec. 6 -- Aliko Dangote, founder and president/chief executive of the Dangote Group on Monday said his refinery will continue to reduce the price of petrol to compete with importers.

Mr Dangote disclosed this in an interview with the State House Correspondents after meeting with President Bola Tinubu in Aso Rock.

"Prices are going down. The reason why prices have to go down, we have to also compete with imports," Mr Dangote said.

In recent months, Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining price stability for petrol, despite global crude oil price fluctuations.

On 6 November the refinery reduced its petrol gantry price from N877 to N828 per litre, representing a 5.6 per cent decrease,...