*** Commends Dangote for its affordable petrol products
*** As free delivery commences in January 2026
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria ( IPMAN) has called on all its members nationwide to patronise the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in their purchase of PMS products, noting that the refinery already offers the best affordable price for all marketers, even as free delivery commences in January 2026.
The Association expressed delight over recent agreement by Dangote Petroleum Refinery to begin the supply of Premium Motor Spirit as petroleum products directly to registered IPMAN members, in a statement issued and signed by IPMAN National President Alhaji Abubakar Maigandi Shettima at a press conference on Wednesday, 17th December 2025, on recent happenings in the oil and gas sector, IPMAN also applauded the support of the Chairman of Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Aliko Dangote towards the Federal Government, which it noted has become evident in the regular reduction of the petroleum pump prices.
According to Shettima, “the association has the highest percentage of the supply chain of PMS downstream sector, controlling over 80% of PMS retail market. We therefore declare that there will be no gap or scarcity in PMS supply to Nigerians.
“We are also excited at the recent agreement by Dangote Refinery to begin the supply of PMS products directly to registered IPMAN members and its free delivery to our filling stations any where and everywhere in Nigeria which will commence in January 2026.
“This will again, certainly lead to further decrease in the pump price of the products at our filling stations. Therefore, I am calling on all IPMAN members nationwide to prioritize patronising the Dangote Refinery in their purchase of PMS products, as they already offer the best affordable price for all marketers today,” the statement added.
The IPMAN boss noted we have no doubt to the viability of the oil and gas policies being initiated by Federal Government; and we have ceaselessly called and sought for enhanced cooperation across all levels of governance in the oil and gas sector. Hence our repeated persuasion to always partner the Dangote refinery, to ensure the steady availability of PMS products.
“The focus of Dangote and IPMAN partnership, has always been geared towards making life better for Nigerians. And of course, this blooming partnership would never have been possible with out the pragmatic leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and his sound judgement in readjusting the leadership of the NMDPRA and the NUPRC.
Our position has always been to deepen domestic refining in order eradicate imports of petroleum products. Continuous import is not an acceptable parallel to business model, because issuing import licences recklessly distort market dynamics, drain foreign exchange, enthrones poverty, destroy jobs, scares potential Investors away, Shettima added.
The assignment congratulated the new heads of the oil and gas regulatory bodies, and reminded them of the long outstanding bridging claims owed its members totalling over N190 billion. We specifically called on the NMDPRA new leadership to immediately make this debt a cause of serious concern as he assumes his position, the statement concluded.
