Nigerian filling stations shut over delayed rollout of Dangote Refinery fuel distribution

Several Nigerian filling stations in the federal capital territory, Abuja, have remained shut for more than four days over the delayed rollout of Dangote Refinery’s free fuel distribution scheme.

reports that partners in the 650,000-barrel-per-day refinery fuel distribution initiative, including MRS and Conoil filling stations, are experiencing dry tanks, causing supply disruption for Nigerians in the last four days.

The development was confirmed by the filling station manager of the affected retail outlets in Abuja on Monday.

Yes, for four days we are yet to have either fuel or diesel. We are waiting for supply from Dangote Refinery.

“We were told the product will hit the road from Tuesday, so from Wednesday or so, the products may arrive,” a filling station manager, who preferred anonymity, told SOCIETY WATCH.

This comes as Dangote Group, in a terse notice on its X account on Monday, announced that Conoil, Eternal Super, Nepal Energies, Kifayat Global Energy, and Riquest and Gas have partnered with the refinery for its fuel distribution scheme.

The firm had earlier announced that its about 1000 compressed natural gas trucks are expected to hit Nigerian roads on September 15, 2025, but that has not been the case for the $19 billion refinery.

This was followed by the suspension of self-collection gantry sales of premium motor spirit, which the plant had earlier fixed at N820 per litre.

Meanwhile, Dangote Refinery confirmed that it would resume self-collection gantry sales of fuel to its customers from Tuesday.