Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a new selling price for its diesel and aviation fuel.
The company disclosed that diesel will now sell at ₦940 per litre while aviation fuel will sell at ₦980 per litre, according to the Daily Trust newspaper.
Head of Communications at Dangote Group, Anthony Chiejina, who confirmed the new price, noted it is in line with its effort to reduce the economic hardship in Nigeria.
Chiejina stated the new price of N940 is applicable to customers buying five million litres and above from the refinery while the price of N970 is for customers buying one million litres and above.
“I can confirm to you that Dangote Petroleum Refinery has entered a strategic partnership with MRS Oil and Gas stations, to ensure that consumers get to buy fuel at affordable price, in all their stations be it Lagos or Maiduguri.”
“You can buy as low as 1 litre of diesel at N1,050 and aviation fuel at N980 at all major airports where MRS operates,” he stated.
He further stated that the partnership will be extended to other major oil marketers.
“The essence of this is to ensure that retail buyers do not buy at exorbitant prices. The Dangote Group is committed to ensuring that Nigerians have a better welfare and as such, we are happy to announce this new prices and hope that it would go a long way to cushion the effect of economic challenges in the country,” he added.
Two weeks ago, Dangote reduced the price of diesel to N1,000.
