MARKETERS across Lagos and Ogun States have implemented fresh increases in the pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, and Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), or diesel, following a upward adjustment in wholesale gantry prices by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. The post Marketers sell petrol N1,330 per litre, diesel N1,800 as Dangote raises gantry prices appeared first on Tribune Online .
•Petrol sells for 1,310 per litre in Kaduna
•NNPC dispenses at N1,345 per litre, others sell between N1,300 and N1,370 in Abuja, N1,300 in Akure
•Sells for N1,380 in Plateau, N1,650, N1,800 in Kano
MARKETERS across Lagos and Ogun States have implemented fresh increases in the pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, and Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), or diesel, following a upward adjustment in wholesale gantry prices by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery.
As of Monday, petrol prices at major filling stations— including outlets operated by Mrs, Mobil, AP, Rain, Total, and ConOil—ranged between N1,285 and N1,330 per litre, depending on the location.
The new rates represent a sharp climb from the N1,200 to N1,220 per litre recorded over the previous weekend.
Diesel experienced a steeper surge, jumping to N1,800 per litre on Monday, up from N1,600 per litre just days earlier.
The market shock follows an announcement from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery raising its diesel gantry price from N1,670 to N1,750 per litre—an N80-per-litre increase taking effect on September 1.
The refinery also reviewed petrol pump prices three times in August within eight days, linking it to crude procurement costs and the time between purchasing crude and processing it into finished products.
The latest increase in diesel price has prompted several Lagos depot operators to suspend diesel sales as the market responds to the new wholesale price.
Some of the petrol stations in Lagos and some parts in Ogun State have adjusted their pump to reflect the new prices.
One of the motorists, Chidilim Jackson, said he was surprise that the petrol he bought at N2, 600 per litre has become N1, 300 per litre.
The price adjustment quickly reverberated across the Lagos depot market, where diesel was selling at an average of about A1,700 per litre before the refinery announced the new rate.
A source said that operators have been reassessing their selling prices and replacement costs in response to the higher refinery benchmark.
The development means Dangote’s new gantry price is now #50 per litre above the prevailing average depot price in Lagos, putting pressure on depot operators to review their rates if they are to replenish stocks at the new wholesale cost.
In a customer communication issued on Monday, Dangote Refinery announced the revised AGO price and directed customers to return all Authority to Collect (ATC) documents for repricing.
The refinery said new volume contracts would subsequently be issued to enable loading to resume at the revised price.
The immediate response from depot operators underscores the speed at which changes in refinery-level pricing can influence wholesale diesel transactions.
Meanwhile, Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has threatened to restrict sales of petrol to major marketers that continue to import petrol into Nigeria, amid concerns over product quality, market transparency and the integrity of products supplied under its brand.
According to the statement by the company on Sunday, the proposed measure, which could take effect as early as this week, subject to further consultations and any last-minute intervention, reflects growing concerns over the continued entry of imported PMS into a market where substantial domestic refining capacity is now available.
Sources familiar with the refinery’s position said the immediate concern related to the fact that some marketers are blending substandard imported PMS with products purchased from Dangote Refinery before distributing the blended product to the market.
The refinery, the source said expressed concerned that such practices could make it difficult to distinguish between products supplied directly by the refinery and products subsequently blended or handled by third parties.
“It is difficult to understand why we would invest heavily in producing high-quality petroleum products for Nigerians, only for those products to be mixed with imported products of uncertain quality and the resulting product to be associated with the refinery,” a source familiar with the refinery’s position said.
The refinery has also raised concerns about the lack of a standard laboratory by the regulator and quality control infrastructure for imported petroleum products, particularly the capacity to independently verify and certify the specifications of products entering the Nigerian market.
The concerns come as Nigeria’s downstream petroleum sector undergoes a structural transition from longstanding import dependence towards greater domestic refining.
With a capacity of 700,000 barrels per day, Dangote Petroleum Refinery said it has emerged as a major supplier of refined petroleum products to both the Nigerian and international markets, supplying products that meet internationally recognised quality specifications.
The United States Energy Information Administration recently identified the Dangote refinery as a major factor behind the sharp increase in Nigeria’s seaborne petroleum product exports.
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Nigeria’s seaborne petroleum product shipments averaged 561,000 barrels per day in the second quarter of 2026, compared with an annual average of 79,000 barrels per day in 2023.
Meanwhile, the price of petrol has increased to N1,350 per litre in Kaduna.
A fuel attendant in one of the filling stations (AA Rano) who craved anonymity told the Nigerian Tribune that the pump price was N1,290 last week, noting that a directive came on Saturday to adjust the meter.
However, a motorist condemned the increment because according to him, apart from the crisis between Iran and United States, he blamed the federal government over it’s inability to restore order in the petroleum industry.
He lamented that:
“there are many vessels in water uploading the petroleum products across the country but the marketers are just wicked and the government don’t care about our plight. We will continue to pray to Allah to intervene.
Also, Petrol price has gone up to N1,300 per litre at some filling stations in Akure, the Ondo State capital, as motorists grappled with another round of price adjustment.
Checks in the metropolis on Monday showed that petrol, which sold for about N1,250 per litre at some stations in the morning, was being dispensed at N1,300 per litre at MRS filling station in the evening.
The development sparked concerns among motorists and commercial transport operators, who expressed worry that the latest increase could further push up transportation fares and the prices of goods and services.
In Abuja, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), on Monday, sold petrol at N1,345 per litre from N1,270, it previously sold, with an increase of N75 as petrol sells between N1300 and N1,370 in the nation’s capital.
The national oil company’s retail stations in Wuse, Berger, Zone 1 and those along the ever busy Zuba-Kubwa Expressway visited by Nigerian Tribune on Monday evening, have adjusted their pumps to the new price.
However, ( independent marketers such as Shema, Zamson, AYM Shafa and others were selling between N1350 and N1,370.
Meanwhile, Dangote partner, MRS was selling between N1,300 and N1310 per litre in New Nyanya in Mararaba and AYA inside Abuja respectively.
Petrol sold between N1, 280 to N1,380 in Jos, the Plateau State capital.
Apart from the major stations, there are others who increased their pump price to N1,400 while few others closed their stations.
The price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, In Kano the price ranges between N1,650 and N1,800 per litre across filling stations, while some sold between N1,650 and N1,750 per litre.
Other stations visited sold petrol between N1,700 and N1,730 per litre, while black-market sellers offered four litres for about N6,800, equivalent to N1,700 per litre.
