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Katsina Government To Establish Black Oil Refinery – Commissioner

The Katsina State Government says it will establish a Black Oil Energy refinery in Mashi Local Government Area of the state.
Alhaji Abubakar Yusuf, the commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Tourism, disclosed this on Sunday in Kankia during the inauguration of PVC and vinyl tube production lines at Kankia Metal Works.
He said that approval had already been granted for the requested hectares of land to that effect.
Yusuf said that all stakeholders were working round the clock to reach important industrial destination.
He said that the state was blessed with both human and other resources to attain desired sustainable development in the areas of agriculture, mining, manufacturing, construction and general commercial undertakings.
The commissioner said that the industrialization agenda of the present administration would assist to create jobs, income and wealth creation, boost Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), as well as improving foreign exchange earnings for the state.
He said that it would further assist to reduce poverty and improve the living standard of people.
The commissioner also said that the government had approved a piece of land to SASCO Limited for the establishment of a meat processing factory in Mai’adua Local Government Area.
He said that the factory would operate on complete value chain as well as forward and backward production integration system.
Abubakar further revealed that the Kaolin factory in Kankara Local Government Area would start operation in 2018.
He noted that the state has capacity to excavate kaolin of high quality for domestic consumption and export.
King Kalu Ogba
July 31, 2017 at 4:26 am
Niger delta oil abi????..
Iromantu Bestman
July 31, 2017 at 3:53 am
Meaning what ?
Kenneth Emeaso
July 31, 2017 at 1:44 am
If he like let him establish coconut oil refinery it doesn’t concern BIAFRANS,
John Iheanacho Ezugwu
July 30, 2017 at 9:05 pm
Na soil go kill all the north or y soon. Stupid people.
Johnpaul Martin Ojirinnaka
July 30, 2017 at 8:31 pm
Hausa people and OIL,now is it not obvious that they cannotive without OIL???
Uzoewulu Okey
July 30, 2017 at 8:25 pm
Well make una go wait for another boko-haram attack!
Deboy Nnubia
July 30, 2017 at 7:56 pm
hausa and oil, yoruba party, dey no dey tire for oil, nothing is in there area, they are the last settlers of the country, so their land is dried, that’s the truth, and the reasons why they dont want biafra to go, but god pass them.
Uche Wonder
July 30, 2017 at 6:17 pm
Everytime oil, dnt d hv land for agric? Dis people ar lazy, oil wil makd dem mad
Faddy Valine
July 30, 2017 at 6:05 pm
All only in north foolish Hausa fulani
Ezeliora Stephen
July 30, 2017 at 5:58 pm
The North and this oil of a thing. Which one is this black oil again. Na Baba God dey give oil`ooo. Which one is this yellow or white or black oil, no kill ur people with concocion callam oil.
Kelly Tefiemine
July 30, 2017 at 5:56 pm
These guys just love the word “refinery”
Bernard Udeh
July 30, 2017 at 5:46 pm
Refine what you have. Make it Groundnut oil refinery.