Dangote Petroleum Refinery has expanded its free petrol delivery scheme to four additional states as of August 2026, bringing the total to 10 locations nationwide.
States now Covered
The scheme now includes the original six locations—Lagos, Ogun, Rivers, Kaduna, Delta, and the FCT (Abuja)—and has added Kano, Imo, Anambra, and Nasarawa.
The company stated that the supply price is ₦1,165 per litre with a 10-day credit period for marketers. Additionally, the company said marketers must buy at least 250,000 litres.
Consumer Benefit
The offer, which covers delivery costs, is expected to lead to reduction in pump price of petrol in outlets supplied by the refinery. However, there are concerns as to whether marketers will pass on these savings in logistics costs to customers as determined by the final pump price.
Logistics cost is considered one of the significant factors that push petrol prices higher and determine final prices sold by filling stations across the country.
Analysts believe that the scheme gives marketers in those states more room to offer competitive prices.
The free petrol delivery initiative is part of Dangote’s broader Vision 2030 plan to boost domestic fuel supply and reduce logistical hurdles.
The free delivery is believed to significantly relieve financial burden on marketers in states that are far away from Lagos where the refinery is located who have been incurring high logistics costs that consequently affects their pump prices.
Dangote Refinery’s ex-depot price has been adjusted several times in recent months following the crude oil volatility caused by supply chain disruption due to ongoing tension in the Middle East.
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At the peak of the US-Israel war with Iran, which has lingered for over five months, the refinery’s ex-depot price rose to a high of about ₦1,350 per litre from about ₦874 per litre, shooting the final pump price at filling stations to between ₦1,400 and ₦1,500 per litre at some point, depending on location.
It subsequently dropped as oil prices eased in recent months. It fell to ₦1,215 and later to ₦1,075. However, after reverting to naira-based pricing from sales in dollars, the ex-depot price rose again to ₦1,215, but dropped by ₦50 to ₦1,165 per litre as oil prices trended down on hopes of resolution of the crisis and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
The 10 states/locations where free petrol delivery is currently offered are: Lagos Ogun Rivers, Kaduna, Abuja (FCT), Delta Kano, Imo, Anambra and Nasarawa.
The $20 billion facility with 650,000 barrels per day refining capacity, is pushing to expand capacity to 1.4 million barrels, becoming the largest refinery in the world and contributing to Africa’s industrialisation and energy security drive.
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