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  "id": 5603324,
  "title": "Dangote Refinery shares priced at ₦525 as SEC approves IPO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/dangote-refinery-shares-priced-at-525-as-sec-approves-ipo",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-04T17:28:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/dangote-refinery-shares-priced-at-%e2%82%a6525-as-sec-approves-ipo/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the Initial Public Offering of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE. The company is offering 4.1 billion ordinary shares at ₦525 each. According to Punch Nigeria, this offer could raise approximately ₦2.15tn if fully subscribed.\n\nThe refinery, which is Africa's largest, has a capacity of 650,000 barrels per day and has been operating at over capacity, with output reaching 700,000 barrels per day in tests, as reported by Punch. Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote Industries Limited, stated that the refinery aims to double its capacity to 1.4 million barrels per day.\n\nPremium Times reports that the company will have the option to sell 15 per cent of the offer size if the transaction is oversubscribed. Nairametrics and BusinessDay Nigeria also reported that the shares will be priced at ₦525, potentially raising about $1.5 billion.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Nairametrics",
        "title": "Dangote Refinery to price IPO shares at N525, targets $1.5 billion raise",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/dangote-refinery-to-price-ipo-shares-at-n525-targets-1-5-billion-raise",
        "published": "2026-09-04T13:39:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
        "title": "Market eyes Sept. 14 date for Dangote Refinery IPO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/market-eyes-sept-14-date-for-dangote-refinery-ipo",
        "published": "2026-09-04T14:00:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Dangote Refinery shares priced at ₦525 as SEC approves IPO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/dangote-refinery-shares-priced-at-525-as-sec-approves-ipo-5604093",
        "published": "2026-09-04T17:32:29.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}