Dangote refinery will launch its free fuel distribution scheme on Monday, starting in Lagos, Abuja, and five states, with petrol prices dropping to N841 per litre

The Dangote refinery free fuel distribution scheme will begin on Monday, the Dangote Group has confirmed.

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Spokesman Anthony Chiejina said the programme would first roll out in Lagos, the South West, the Federal Capital Territory (Abuja), Kwara, Delta, Rivers, and Edo States.

He added that petrol prices would drop to N841 per litre in Lagos and the South West, and N851 per litre in Abuja, Edo, Kwara, Rivers, and Delta States.

“We are starting the free fuel distribution scheme on Monday. We will start with Lagos and the South West, Abuja, Kwara, Delta, Rivers and Edo States.

There will be a drop in price effective on Monday when the free distribution starts,” the company stated.

Originally scheduled for August, the initiative was delayed due to logistics challenges in China. With over 1,000 trucks already delivered to Nigeria, the refinery says more states will benefit as additional trucks arrive.

In a related development, Dangote announced a large-scale rollout of CNG-powered trucks to strengthen logistics and cut costs across the domestic distribution chain.

“Even though we recently noticed how the CNG prices doubled a week ago, that will not deter our 10,000 CNG truck roll-out this year,” the company said.

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The programme is expected to provide significant relief to Nigerians grappling with high fuel costs, while boosting access and affordability nationwide.