The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has again raised the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, to ₦992 per litre from ₦865.
As of Monday, no official reason had been given for the sudden increment.
Across several NNPC retail outlets visited by The Nation, attendants were seen adjusting their pumps to reflect the new rate.
At the NNPC station on Ogunusi Road, Ojodu Berger, Lagos, petrol attendants confirmed they had been instructed to change the price to ₦992 per litre.
However, checks at Ibafo, along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, showed that NNPC outlets there still displayed the old price of ₦875 per litre, but were not dispensing fuel to commuters.
Many other NNPC stations were also not selling petrol as of the time of filing this report, worsening concerns over availability.
Dangote Refinery Denies ‘Dirty Fuel’ Allegations
The price hike comes just days after the Dangote Refinery denied reports that it imported high-sulphur petrol into Nigeria.
In a statement on Friday, the refinery management dismissed the claims as “false, malicious and misleading.”
The clarification followed media reports alleging that Dangote Refinery had imported High-Sulphur Catalytic Gasoline from the United Kingdom, with sulphur content as high as 690 parts per million (ppm), far above Nigeria’s legal limit of 50 ppm under the Clean Fuels policy.
The refinery insisted it was not responsible for any importation of dirty fuel, maintaining its commitment to environmental safety and quality standards.
