The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has raised the pump price of petrol across the country after it commenced loading of petrol from the Dangote Refinery in Lagos yesterday.
According to the statement by the NNPCL, petrol in Lagos will now sell for N950 per litre from N855, while Abuja will now sell for N992.22 per litre from N897 and the price of petrol in Borno will sell for N1,019.22 per litre.
The NNPCL said that it loaded the product at N898 per litre from Dangote Refinery and challenged anyone with contrary figures to make it public.
“The NNPC Ltd also wishes to state that, in line with the provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), PMS prices are not set by Government, but negotiated directly between parties on an arms length.
“The NNPC Ltd can confirm that it is paying Dangote Refinery in USD for September 2024 PMS offtake, as Naira transactions will only commence on October 1st, 2024.
“The NNPC Ltd assures that if the quoted pricing is disputed, it will be grateful for any discount from the Dangote Refinery, which will be passed on 100% to the general public.
“Attached to this statement are the estimated pump prices of PMS (obtained from the Dangote Refinery) across NNPC Retail Stations the country, based on September 2024 pricing,” the Vanguard newspaper report on Monday quoted the statement as saying.
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