Dangote: MRS filling stations shut for seven days amid fuel price hike

Dangote Refinery’s partner, MRS filling stations, person been unopen for astatine slightest 7 days amid the caller substance terms hike.

Checks by DAILY POST showed that MRS filling stations successful Abuja and its environs person been without Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) proviso since July 17, 2026.

A manager astatine an MRS filling station, who preferred anonymity, confirmed the improvement to DAILY POST on Friday.

“We person not had substance proviso since last Thursday. However, we anticipation to get supply today (Friday) pursuing the resumption of Dangote Refinery’s gantry income successful naira,” helium told DAILY POST.

Recall that Dangote Refinery suspended its petrol gantry income successful naira connected July 15, 2026. However, the refinery resumed the merchantability of petrol successful naira on Thursday at N1,215 per litre from N1,175.

Dangote Refinery’s determination to resume the merchantability of refined petroleum products successful naira has eased uncertainty wrong the country’s downstream petroleum sector.

Already, depot owners and marketers person raised petrol prices astatine slightest doubly successful the past 7 days, DAILY POST reports.

Currently, the retail terms of petrol stands astatine N1,300 per litre and N1,340 per litre successful parts of Abuja.

Dangote: MRS filling stations unopen for 7 days amid substance terms hike