Oil marketers have disclosed that they are currently sourcing petrol supplies from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemical, insisting that petrol importation has effectively stopped as local demand is being met. Speaking in an interview with Nairametrics, the National Publicity Secretary of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Chinedu Ukadike, said independent marketers have experienced stable supply and declining prices, stressing that “nobody is importing now” as supplies are coming directly from Dangote Refinery. According to him, the refinery’s pricing adjustments and direct supply model have improved product availability nationwide, even during peak demand periods such as the Christmas season.
However, contrasting views emerged as some marketers argued that petrol importation is still ongoing to ensure stock security. A retail oil marketer, Edwin Ogah, said imports remain necessary to build buffers and bridge gaps created by insufficient domestic refining capacity. He noted, “At the moment, I don’t think domestic refining is sufficient to meet national demand,” adding that imported volumes help prevent scarcity rather than oversupplying the market. Meanwhile, Dangote Refinery has refuted claims linking a surge in petrol imports in November 2025 to a breakdown in supply arrangements, reiterating that it is operating at full capacity and supplying over 50 million litres daily, while pledging to deliver up to 1.5 billion litres of petrol monthly to stabilise the Nigerian fuel market.