Petrol pump prices jumped to N1,395 per litre on Saturday as filling stations adjusted to the Dangote Petroleum Refinery's latest pricing regime, which raised its gantry price to N1,350 per litre. Checks showed the Dangote-backed MRS filling station in Alapere, Lagos, changed its price from N1,310 to N1,395; the price was N1,385 at the Mobil filling station on the same axis; Matrix filling station at Kara, Ogun State sold at N1,360; NNPC retail stations in Ibafo dispensed at N1,380; Bovas sold at N1,280.
The Dangote refinery increased the gantry price of premium motor spirit from N1,265 to N1,350 per litre, effective Saturday, 12 September 2026 - the fourth upward review since August 21 (N1,165 to N1,185 on Aug 21; N1,200 on Aug 26; N1,265 on Aug 29). The successive increases raised the refinery's petrol price by N185 per litre, about 15.9 per cent in 22 days. Source: punchng.com/petrol-hits-n1395-litre-as-dangote-hikes-price-again/
