PMS will now be sold below N900 per litre, to provide much-needed relief for Nigerians ahead of the holiday season.
By Ishaya Ibrahim
The Dangote Refinery has announced a reduction in the price of petrol from N970 to N899.50k.
The announcement was made in a statement posted on the official X handle of the Dangote Group.
The statement said PMS will now be sold below N900 per litre, to provide much-needed relief for Nigerians ahead of the holiday season.
Dangote had previously lowered the price of PMS to N970 per litre on November 24, and has now announced a new price of N899.50k per litre. The refinery says the reduction is designed to ease transport costs during the festive period.
The statement signed by the Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer of Dangote Group, Anthony Chiejina, said in addition to the holiday discount, they have also introduced a consumer credit scheme that allows consumers to purchase an additional litre of fuel on credit for every litre bought on a cash basis.
“To alleviate transport costs during this holiday season, Dangote Refinery is offering a holiday discount on PMS. From today, our petrol will be available at N899.50 per litre at our truck loading gantry or SPM. Furthermore, for every litre purchased on a cash basis, consumers will have the opportunity to buy another litre on credit, backed by a bank guarantee from Access Bank, First Bank, or Zenith Bank,” said Chiejina.
The refinery also expressed its gratitude to Nigerians for their continued support as the country enters the festive season.
Chiejina further emphasised the refinery’s commitment to ensuring Nigerians have access to premium quality petroleum products that are competitively priced, as well as environmentally and engine friendly. He highlighted that the refinery’s operations mark the end of Nigeria being a dumping ground for substandard and ‘blended’ imported products, which have posed significant risks to human health, machinery, and the environment.
The Dangote Refinery, with a capacity of 650,000 barrels per day (BPD), is the largest single-train refinery in the world. It is fully capable of meeting 100% of Nigeria’s refined petroleum product requirements, with a surplus available for export.