Despite receiving petrol at N820 per litre with no logistics costs, partners of the Dangote Refinery have yet to reduce pump prices at their filling stations. It was revealed that Heyden, AP, MRS, and other major partners continued to sell petrol at N865 per litre.
Apart from a few MRS outlets in Lagos that adjusted their prices to N841 per litre, most stations maintained the previous rates. The MRS station at Alapere experienced long queues as motorists rushed to buy petrol at N841, while others along the same axis sold for N865 per litre.
However, at the MRS station in Olowotedo, along the Mowe–Ibafo axis of Ogun State, petrol sold for as high as N875 per litre. Heyden offered N863, while Ardova and others retained prices between N865 and N870 per litre.
Marketers, including Conoil, Eterna, Golden Super, Nepal Energies, Kifayat Global Energy, and Riquest and Gas, had partnered with the Dangote Refinery under its logistics-free fuel distribution scheme.
The refinery had earlier announced that from Monday, September 15, petrol prices were expected to drop following the rollout of more than 1,000 compressed natural gas-powered trucks to enable direct fuel distribution across the country. According to Dangote, the initiative was designed to cut logistics costs and reduce the ex-depot price to N820 per litre, translating into lower pump prices nationwide.
Under the new pricing framework, motorists in Lagos and other South-Western states were expected to pay N841 per litre, while those in Abuja, Rivers, Delta, Edo and Kwara states were projected to buy at N851 per litre.
