Fueling Nigeria: Dangote’s Half-Brother Emerges as Key Player in Malta’s Import Game

Sayyu Dantata, Dangote’s Half-Brother, Linked to Fuel Imports from Malta

Newly uncovered documents reveal that Sayyu Dantata, the half-brother of billionaire Aliko Dangote, is one of the marketers involved in importing fuel into Nigeria from Malta. Dantata, who owns MRS Oil & Gas Co. Limited, has now found himself at the center of a growing controversy surrounding these fuel imports.

This discovery comes on the heels of similar revelations about Matrix Energy Group, another Nigerian company also importing fuel from Malta. The situation has escalated concerns, especially following Aliko Dangote’s allegations against certain individuals within the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).

Dangote accused them of importing substandard petrol products from Malta, potentially leading to widespread vehicle damage across Nigeria.

A document dated March 4, 2024, obtained by SaharaReporters, contains a letter from Moyosola Kuku, General Manager of Risk Management at MRS Oil & Gas Co. Limited, addressed to the Managing Director of NNPCL.

The letter, titled “Submission of Shipping/Cargo Documents for Petroleum Product Delivery MT AETHER/SUB with Laycan 17th-19th February 2024,” provides proof of MRS’s fuel importation from Malta.

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In the letter, Kuku referenced several key documents related to the MT AETHER vessel, including marine insurance, a supplier’s letter, bill of lading, certificates of quantity and quality, master receipt, and various reports that detail the cargo’s condition before and after loading.

Additionally, another letter dated March 4, 2024, addressed to the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), and signed by Kuku, confirms MRS Oil & Gas Co. Limited’s purchase of fuel from OPL Malta.

The letter, titled “Letter of Advice on Trade to Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,” states: “We, MRS Oil & Gas Co. Ltd, with registered address at No 2, Tincan Island Port Road, Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria, hereby confirm that MRS Oil & Gas Co.

Ltd purchased 91,219.232 Mt Vac of unleaded gasoline 91 Ron from PETROCAM DMCC. This fuel was loaded at the port of OPL Malta onto the vessel MT AETHER with a bill of lading dated 19/02/2024. In line with the February 2024 spot gasoline supply contract, we subsequently sold the full cargo on board MT AETHER (91,219.232 MTV) to NNPC for delivery Offshore Lagos.”