The Dangote Petroleum Refinery‘s decision to halt petrol sales in naira has caused disquiet among oil marketers, prompting renewed worries regarding fuel pricing and the impact of foreign exchange fluctuations.
The refinery announced the suspension in an email sent to its customers at exactly 6:42 pm on Friday.
Dangote refinery said the decision would take effect from Sunday, September 28, 2025, citing the exhaustion of its crude-for-naira allocation as the reason.
The notice, which was signed by the Group Commercial Operations of Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals, and titled “Suspension of DPRP PMS Naira Sales – Effective 28th September 2025”, asked customers with ongoing naira-based transactions to formally request refunds.
The notice read, “We write to inform you that Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has been selling petroleum products in excess of our Naira-Crude allocations and, consequently, we are unable to sustain PMS sales in Naira going forward.
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“Kindly note that this suspension of Naira sales for PMS will be effective from Sunday, 28th of September, 2025. We will provide further updates regarding the resumption of supply once the situation has been resolved.
“All customers with PMS transactions in Naira who would like a refund of their current payments should formally request the processing of their refund.”
Dangote Refinery is currently embroiled in controversy following the sacking of more than 800 Nigerian workers, a development that has pitted the refinery against labour unions.
Union leaders have vowed to resist what they described as “an unjust and insensitive corporate decision,” threatening nationwide solidarity actions if the matter is not addressed.
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