Nigeria, March 9 -- Dangote Refinery has assured it will prioritise a steady, reliable supply of fuel to the Nigerian economy amid global oil market uncertainty from the US-Israel war with Iran.

Africa's biggest crude refiner is significantly exposed to volatility in oil prices, which have nearly doubled over the past two weeks, CEO David Bird told a press conference in Lagos on Monday, promising that prices will remain stable within a commercially acceptable range.

Brent, the international price benchmark for Nigerian crude, which traded at $70 a barrel when the war broke out ten days ago, was trading at $119.5 in early trade on Monday, according to Reuters, surging by a quarter from the previous session. That is the peak level since t...