Dangote Refinery Cuts Petrol Price, Launches Direct Distribution September 15

|By Adejumo Adekunle

Dangote Refinery has slashed the pump price of premium motor spirit (PMS) across Nigeria, announcing September 15, 2025, as the new date to begin its long-awaited direct fuel distribution initiative.

The refinery, Africa’s largest with a capacity of 650,000 barrels per day, said its new gantry price remains at N820 per litre, while consumers in several states will pay less at the pump. In Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, Ondo, and Ekiti, the retail price drops to N841 from N860 per litre, representing a N19 cut. In Abuja, Edo, Delta, Rivers, and Kwara, motorists will now pay N851 instead of N885 per litre, a N34 reduction.

The company disclosed the revised price template in a statement on its official X account. The direct distribution scheme will deploy 4,000 compressed natural gas trucks to deliver petrol and diesel nationwide at zero logistics cost.

The $20 billion refinery had earlier slated August 15, 2025, for the rollout of the scheme but shifted the date, stressing that the new price and distribution model will now take effect on September 15.

Dangote Group, however, noted that its price template is not binding on petroleum marketers and retailers, except for MRS and other official distribution partners.

Meanwhile, tension continues between the company and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG). The union, on Thursday, threatened to resume strike action, accusing Dangote Group of reneging on recent resolutions. Dangote, in response, maintained that it respects the voluntary membership of unions by its employees.