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Why Marketers May Not Reduce Petrol Price After Dangote Refinery Cut – PETROAN

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10 months ago

February 2, 2025

The Petroleum Products Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has stated that the recent reduction in petrol prices by Dangote Refinery may not immediately reflect at fuel stations due to existing stock purchased at higher prices.

Billy Gillis-Harris, president of PETROAN, made this known during an interview on Arise TV on Saturday.

On the same day, Dangote Refinery announced a reduction in its ex-depot petrol price from N950 per litre to N890.

While commending the refinery’s move, Gillis-Harris explained that oil marketers face challenges in adjusting prices immediately because they still have previously acquired stock.

“You can’t see it immediately, because we’ve already bought products,” he said.

“We’ve already purchased different kinds of product that’s in our retail outlet now at the price which it was prior to the change this evening.

“So the moment we lose N60 in that transaction, we are out of business. So we have to keep that product.

“But the only thing that we will advocate is that any one of us that starts buying product from Dangote at that price from tomorrow, Sunday, should endeavour to reflect that price in their retail outlets.”

He further revealed that PETROAN has established a major working relationship with Dangote Refinery and MRS, a leading petrol retailer, to ensure price uniformity across outlets.

“So that is going to really help also in making sure that our retail outlets sell products at a uniform price,” he stated.

“And that relationship will certainly ensure that petroleum product is available in all the nooks and crannies of this country.”

Gillis-Harris also noted Nigeria’s progress in enhancing petroleum product availability and expressed optimism that as more local refineries become operational, the country could gradually reduce its reliance on fuel imports.

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Naira Records Second Consecutive Depreciation Against US Dollar

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4 days ago

November 12, 2025

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The Naira recorded its second consecutive depreciation against the United States dollar at the foreign exchange market on Tuesday to continue the bearish trend this week.

The Central Bank of Nigeria’s data showed that the Naira further weakened on Tuesday to N1,438.71 against the dollar, down from N1,437.2933 exchanged on Monday.

This means that the Naira again dropped by N1.42 against the dollar on Tuesday on a day-to-day basis.

At the black market, the Naira remained flat at N1465 per dollar on Tuesday, the same rate traded on Monday.

This is the second consecutive decline of Nigerian currency at the official market since the commencement of this week.

Meanwhile, the country’s external reserves had continued to rise, standing at $43.37 billion as of Monday, 10th November 2025, up from $43.35 billion on November 7.

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Tinubu Approves 15% Import Duty On Petrol, Diesel

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2 weeks ago

October 30, 2025

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President Bola Tinubu has approved a 15 percent ad-valorem import duty on diesel and premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol.

This was announced in a letter dated October 21, 2025, where the private secretary to the president, Damilotun Aderemi, conveyed Tinubu’s approval to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA).

Tinubu gave his approval, following a request by the FIRS to apply the 15 percent duty on the cost, insurance and freight (CIF) to align import costs to domestic realities.

With the approval, the implementation of the import duty will increase a litre of petrol by an estimated N99.72 kobo.

The latest development has led to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) announcing that it has begun a detailed review of the country’s three petroleum refineries, with a view to bringing them back online.

NNPCL Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), Bayo Ojulari, made the announcement in a post on his official X handle on Wednesday night.

According to Ojulari, one of the options being explored by the NNPCL is to search for technical equity partners to ‘high-grade or repurpose’ the facilities.

Tagged: “Update on Our Refineries”, Ojulari said: “The NNPCL continues to remain optimistic that the refineries will operate efficiently, despite current setbacks.”

It can be recalled that despite spending about $3 billion on revamping the refineries, only the 60,000 barrels per day portion of the facility worked skeletally for just a few months before packing up.

The Warri refinery has remained ineffective weeks after it was gleefully announced to have returned to production, while the one situated in Kaduna State never took off at all.

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NNPCL Raises Fuel Price

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1 month ago

October 13, 2025

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has increased the pump price of petrol from ₦865 to ₦992 per litre, marking a fresh hike that has sparked widespread concern among motorists and consumers .

As of the time of filing this report, the company has not released any official statement explaining the reason for the sudden adjustment.

During visits to several NNPC retail outlets, The Nation observed fuel attendants recalibrating their pumps to reflect the new price.

At NNPC filling station on Ogunusi road, Ojodu Berger, petrol attendants at the station said they were instructed to change the price to reflect the new rate N992 per litre.

However, checks at Ibafo along the Lagos /Ibadan expressway showed that NNPC outlets still displayed the old price of N875 per litre, although they were not selling to commuters.

Most of the NNPC stations were not dispensing fuel.