The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a sudden suspension of petrol sales in naira, a move that has sent ripples through the downstream sector and raised fresh concerns over fuel prices and exchange rate stability.
In a notification sent to customers at 6:42 p.m. on Friday, the refinery disclosed that the suspension would take effect from Sunday, September 28, 2025.
The decision, according to the statement, was driven by the exhaustion of its crude-for-naira allocation, which had previously enabled local currency transactions.
The communication, issued by the Group Commercial Operations of Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals, was titled: “Suspension of DPRP PMS Naira Sales – Effective 28th September 2025.”
It urged marketers with outstanding naira-based transactions to promptly initiate refund requests.
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It reads in part: “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.
“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.”
This isn’t the first time the refinery has paused naira-based transactions. Back in March 2025, it temporarily suspended the sale of refined products in the local currency, also blaming limited crude-for-naira allocations.
That move sparked fears over the growing dollarisation of fuel sales and led to a sharp rise in pump prices, with petrol climbing to nearly ₦1,000 per litre.
