Some fuel stations in Abuja have stopped selling petrol after Dangote Refinery lowered its petrol price to N835 per litre on April 16, 2025.

For the past five days, stations like MRS along Kubwa Expressway have been closed. An MRS worker said they are unable to sell their old petrol stock without losing money because of the new lower price.

“We stopped selling on Tuesday because we bought our fuel at a higher price. We can’t sell at a loss,” the staff said.

Another worker mentioned that the station has also been doing some maintenance and plans to reopen on Tuesday, selling petrol at N910 per litre.

Other Dangote Refinery partners like AP, Ardova, and Optima are still selling fuel in Abuja for N910 to N920 per litre as of April 21.

Billy Gillis-Harry, President of the Petroleum Retailers Association, said sudden fuel price changes hurt the ability of marketers to keep up. He believes there should be clear reasons and communication behind any price changes.

He also mentioned that unstable prices are bad for business and the economy. Gillis-Harry had earlier suggested that Nigeria needs a six-month plan to keep petrol prices steady.

Chinedu Ukadike from the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association warned that marketers with old fuel stock could lose a lot of money due to this new price drop.

This is the second time Dangote Refinery has lowered prices recently. On April 10, it reduced the price to N865 per litre, and now it has dropped again to N835.

The price change came after the government decided to continue its naira-for-crude policy with local refiners and as global oil prices fell to $66 per barrel.

In response, NNPC also reduced its petrol price in Abuja to N935 per litre.

Now, petrol prices across Nigeria range between N890 and N950 per litre depending on the area.