Workers’ Day: Nigerians buy petrol at N1440 per liter as NNPCL, others increase fuel price

Petrol prices person climbed sharply crossed Nigeria, with respective filling stations present dispensing substance betwixt N1,364 and N1,444 per liter, reflecting the increasing interaction of rising planetary crude lipid prices connected the home market.

Findings by DAILY POST connected Thursday evening showed that large marketers, including the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), MRS, BOVAS, AP (Ardova), and Mobil, adjusted their pump prices to betwixt N1,364 and N1,370 per liter.

Other outlets specified arsenic AA Rano, Emedab, Empire Energy, and Ranoil are selling petrol astatine higher rates, ranging from N1,370 to N1,440 per liter.

This marks a steep summation from astir N900 per liter recorded successful February 2026.

The latest accommodation comes hardly 24 hours aft Dangote Refinery and depot owners raised their gantry and ex-depot prices to N1,275 and N1,320 per liter, respectively, attributing the hike to a surge successful planetary crude lipid prices.

Checks connected Friday greeting indicated that Brent and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude benchmarks climbed to $111 and $105 per barrel, driven by sustained tensions involving Iran, the United States, and Israel successful the Middle East.

The concern has been further compounded by the caller exit of the United Arab Emirates from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), adding to volatility i...