A fuel-laden tanker carrying petroleum motor spirit (PMS) overturned on Monday at Tincan Liverpool Bridge in Apapa, Lagos, prompting residents to collect the spilt fuel. A viral video online shows people dangerously scooping petrol from beneath the overturned tanker, despite the high risk of explosion. The Special Assistant on Media to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of …
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has warned road transport operators in Nigeria against an arbitrary hike in fares during the Christmas season. The agency said its warning followed several complaints by travellers across the country. In a statement released on Sunday, December 21, signed by Ondaje Ijagwu, Director, Corporate Affairs, FCCPC, it …
Nigerians have called on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to drop its pump prices of petrol below what is sold by Dangote Refinery distribution partners. This public demand further highlights a fascinating shift in Nigeria’s downstream oil market, now characterized by rising competition between the state-owned oil firm and private marketers. The public …
Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has said it is ready to supply 1.5 billion litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, per month to the Nigerian market in December 2025 and January 2026. This translates to 50 million litres per day. The refinery also said it will increase PMS supply to 1.7 …
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals said it has resumed the sale of premium motor spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol in naira to oil marketers. The resumption takes immediate effect, the company announced in a statement on Saturday, September 27. "Dear valued customer, following the intervention of the Naira for Crude Technical Committee chairman, …
