NNPC And Other Filling Stations Increase Fuel Prices

Residents of Abuja are now paying more for fuel as prices soared sharply across several filling stations in the nation’s capital on Monday.

Checks across the city revealed that retail outlets of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Empire, AA Rano, and Shema have adjusted their pump prices to between ₦905 and ₦945 per litre as of Monday, October 6, 2025.

At Empire Filling Station in Gwarimpa, petrol sold for ₦945 per litre, the highest recorded in the area.

NNPCL stations in Wuse Zones 4 and 6, as well as outlets along Kubwa Expressway, also reflected similar increases.

Other independent marketers such as MRS, Emedeb, Ranoil, and Eterna dispensed petrol at slightly lower prices ranging from ₦885 to ₦910 per litre.

Reacting to the development, the President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Abubakar Maigandi, and the association’s Public Relations Officer, Chinedu Ukadike, attributed the price hike to disruptions caused by the ongoing strike by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN).

Maigandi explained that the temporary supply gap and panic buying had triggered the sudden increase.

“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 hike due to panic buying and artificial scarcity,” he said.

He expressed optimism that normalcy would return soon, assuring that prices are expected to drop once fuel distribution stabilises.