Nigerians to pay more for fuel, here’s why

Nigerians have to pay more to purchase premium motor spirit, known as petrol, as prices skyrocketed in some Nigerian filling stations in the nation’s capital, Abuja, on Monday.

Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited retail outlets in Abuja, Empire, AA Rano, and Shema filling stations increased their fuel price to between N905 and N945 per litre as of Monday, October 6, 2025.

NNPCL fuel in Wuse Zone 6 (Berger), Wuse Zone 4, AA Rano, Shema, along Kubwa Expressway, and Empire Energy have all adjusted their petrol pumps to reflect the fresh price.

Newspaper reports that Empire Filling Station in Gwarimpa sells petrol at the highest rate of N945 per litre.

Meanwhile, other filling stations in the nation’s capital, MRS, Emedeb, Raniol, and Eterna, dispensed petrol at N885 and N910 per litre.

Reason for fuel hike

Reacting to the development, the president and the spokesperson of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Abubakar Maigandi and Chinedu Ukadike, respectively, blamed the hike on the disruption caused by the PENGASSAN strike.

On his part, Maigandi noted that the hike may be due to the supply disruption.

He, however, stated that its members that received petrol from Dangote Refinery dispense the product between N885 per litre and N895 per litre.

“Our members are still selling between N885 and N895 per litre. The feud between Dangote and PENGASSAN might have resulted in the latest fuel price due to panic buying and artificial scarcity of the product.

“I can assure you the price will drop and return to normal in the coming days,” he said.

Earlier, Ukadike said that the PENGASSAN strike last week had resulted in artificial scarcity in Lagos and Abuja.

He, however, stated the situation will be saved by the availability of petrol products across the country.

Fuel depot price increases

According to Ukadike, the depot prices of petrol products have increased slightly to N844 per litre at Dangote Refinery and Raniol (N845), Aiteo (N845), and NIPCO (N850) in Lagos State.

Meanwhile, the developments come days after the resolution of the Dangote Refinery and Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria feud.

PENGASSAN had declared a strike against Dangote Refinery over the mass sacking of Nigerian workers.

Meanwhile, the strike lasted for two days before the intervention of the Federal government.

Dangote Refinery and PENGASSAN had reached an agreement before the strike was suspended.

On Monday, Dangote Refinery lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and others for their support to halt PENGASSAN’s strike action.

Nigeria bigger than PENGASSAN – Shettima

In a related development, Vice President Kasim Shettima, in his speech on Monday at the 31st Nigerian Economic Summit (NES31), took a swipe at PENGASSAN, saying the country is bigger than the union.

However, President of PENGASSAN, Festus Osifo has replied him, noting that the country is bigger than Dangote Refinery and the presidency.