The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has called on dealers receiving direct deliveries from Dangote Petroleum Refinery to sell petrol at N739 per litre.
Speaking in a telephone interview, IPMAN National President Alhaji Abubakar Maigandi appealed to independent marketers benefiting from free deliveries to align their pump prices with the refinery’s rate. “We appeal to any independent market that gets free delivery directly from Dangote Refinery trucks to sell at the company’s price,” he said.
Last year, Dangote Refinery purchased 4,000 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered tankers to facilitate free delivery of petrol to partnered stations. In December, the refinery reduced its retail rate nationwide to N739 per litre.
However, at the close of business in 2025, only MRS had fully implemented the price, while other partners were yet to comply, citing delays in receiving the free deliveries from the refinery. Maigandi confirmed that these partners were still awaiting direct deliveries and added that uncertainties around recent tax reforms were further delaying adjustments.
“We don’t know anything about the tax reforms and the changes we are expected to make. We are still waiting for things to unfold,” Maigandi said. “The only thing that is common in all the petrol stations in the country today is that pump prices are reducing.”
The IPMAN president described the falling pump prices as the major trend across the Nigerian petrol market, highlighting ongoing challenges for independent marketers navigating delivery logistics and evolving tax policies.