The pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also referred to as gasoline, has increased once more by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) from ₦865 to ₦992 per litre.
No formal explanation for the abrupt raise had been provided as of Monday.
The Nation observed attendants modifying their pumps to reflect the new cost at a number of NNPC retail locations.
Petrol attendants at the NNPC station on Ogunusi Road, Ojodu Berger, Lagos, attested to have received orders to adjust the price to ₦992 per litre.
Checks at Ibafo, along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, however, revealed that NNPC stations there were not supplying commuters with petrol, despite still displaying the previous price of ₦875 per liter.
As of the time this report was filed, many additional NNPC stations were also not selling gasoline, which exacerbated availability issues.
Dangote Refinery Rejects Claims of “Dirty Fuel”
Days prior to the price increase, the Dangote Refinery refuted claims that it brought high-sulfur gasoline into Nigeria.
The refinery management rejected the allegations as “false, malicious, and misleading” in a statement released on Friday.
The explanation came after media reports claimed that Dangote Refinery had imported high-sulfur catalytic gasoline from the UK, which had a sulphur concentration of 690 parts per million (ppm), significantly more than Nigeria’s permitted limit of 50 ppm under the Clean Fuels program.
The refinery upheld its dedication to environmental safety and quality standards by insisting that it was not liable for the importation of any unclean fuel.
