The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has increased the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, from ₦1,250 to ₦1,270 per litre in Abuja and its environs.
A market survey on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, showed that NNPCL retail outlets had adjusted their pump price upward by ₦20 per litre despite declining international crude oil prices and Dangote Refinery’s ongoing free petrol delivery initiative.
The latest adjustment also comes as the Dangote Refinery expanded its free petrol delivery programme to 10 destinations across the country, including Abuja, with its petrol reportedly priced at ₦1,185 per litre.
NNPCL’s latest price increase follows a similar adjustment by MRS filling stations, which recently raised its pump price by ₦20 to ₦1,230 per litre.
With the latest adjustment, petrol sold at NNPCL outlets in Abuja is now between ₦15 and ₦40 per litre higher than prices offered by MRS, Geregu, Ranoil, Emedab, Mobil and several other filling stations in the Federal Capital Territory.
However, some independent retailers continue to sell above the NNPCL price. Empire and AA Rano filling stations, for instance, were dispensing petrol at between ₦1,275 and ₦1,299 per litre.
Consequently, motorists and other consumers in Abuja and surrounding areas are currently buying petrol at prices ranging from ₦1,230 to ₦1,299 per litre, depending on the filling station.
The latest NNPCL adjustment also comes against the backdrop of a decline in international crude oil prices, with Brent crude trading at $88.80 per barrel and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) at $81.86 per barrel at the time of reporting.
The divergent movements in crude oil prices, refinery supply and domestic pump prices are likely to sustain scrutiny of petrol pricing in the Nigerian downstream oil sector.
