Nigerians are set to pay more for petrol as prices of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, rose sharply across filling stations in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Monday.
Checks revealed that retail outlets operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Empire, AA Rano, and Shema have increased their pump prices to between ₦905 and ₦945 per litre.
At NNPCL fuel stations located in Wuse Zone 6 (Berger), Wuse Zone 4, and along the Kubwa Expressway, the new pump prices have been adjusted to reflect the increase.
Empire Filling Station in Gwarimpa recorded the highest price, selling petrol at ₦945 per litre as of Monday, October 6, 2025.
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Other stations, including MRS, Emedeb, Raniol, and Eterna, were seen dispensing petrol at prices ranging from ₦885 to ₦910 per litre.
Motorists and commuters in the city were observed queuing at several filling stations, while transport fares within the capital rose slightly due to the price adjustment.
Reacting to the development, the National President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, Abubakar Maigandi, attributed the rise in prices to the supply disruption caused by the recent strike by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN.
Maigandi said, “Our members are still selling between ₦885 and ₦895 per litre. The feud between Dangote Refinery and PENGASSAN might have resulted in the latest fuel price due to panic buying and artificial scarcity of the product.”
He added, “I can assure you the price will drop and return to normal in the coming days.”
Similarly, the National Public Relations Officer of IPMAN, Chinedu Ukadike, confirmed that the PENGASSAN strike last week had affected petrol supply across Lagos and Abuja.
Ukadike explained that while the situation was temporary, the disruption led to artificial scarcity and a hike in depot prices of petroleum products.
“The strike disrupted the distribution chain, but the availability of petrol nationwide will soon stabilise the market,” he said.
He further disclosed that depot prices at major suppliers such as Dangote Refinery and other facilities in Lagos had increased slightly.
“The depot price of petrol is now ₦844 per litre at Dangote Refinery, ₦845 at Raniol and Aiteo, and ₦850 at NIPCO,” Ukadike noted.
The latest fuel hike comes days after the Federal Government mediated in a dispute between Dangote Refinery and PENGASSAN following the sacking of refinery workers.
The industrial action, declared by PENGASSAN, lasted for two days before being called off after government intervention.
Dangote Refinery and PENGASSAN reached an agreement which led to the suspension of the strike.
On Monday, the refinery management publicly commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other mediators for their intervention in resolving the crisis.
In a related development, Vice President Kashim Shettima, while speaking at the 31st Nigerian Economic Summit, NES31, on Monday, criticised the union, saying that “Nigeria is bigger than PENGASSAN.”
Responding to the Vice President’s statement, PENGASSAN President, Festus Osifo, said the country was also “bigger than Dangote Refinery and the presidency.”
Meanwhile, industry analysts say the current price adjustment has affected pump operations in several parts of the country, though fuel remains available at most retail outlets.
As of Monday night, Abuja motorists continued to experience long queues at some filling stations, while smaller stations in the city centre and satellite towns adjusted their prices to match the prevailing trend.
The situation has triggered concerns among residents and transport operators, many of whom have appealed for a swift stabilisation of petrol supply and prices across the country.
