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Dangote Petroleum Refinery has said its customers can purchase a minimum of two million litres of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as fuel at N970 per litre.
This was contained in a flyer posted on its X handle.
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According to the flyer: “High-quality PMS (Petrol) for your vehicles and engine and also good for the environment.
“Buy a minimum of two million litres @N970 per litre.”
This is coming amid an announcement by the spokesperson of Dangote Group, Anthony Chiejina, that the price of PMS was reduced.
According to him, the 650,000 barrels per day refinery slashed the petrol price by N20 from N990 per litre to N970.
“Dangote Petroleum Refinery has effected a reduction in the prevailing price of its Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) from N990/litre to N970/litre for the marketers,” he said.
The Nigeria Customs Service in Adamawa has intercepted smuggled Petroleum Motor Spirit, PMS valued at ₦86.5 million.
Also intercepted by the service in its operations along the Nigeria-Cameroon border in Adamawa and Taraba states within the past two months are five vehicles and two motorcycles.
Mr H.K. Ejibunu, the national coordinator of customs’ “Operation Whirlwind,” disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Wednesday in Yola.
Ejibunu said that the service within the period under review also intercepted 14 fuel tankers loaded with PMS meant to be diverted and smuggled.
“Out of the 14 fuel tankers intercepted, 13 were handed over to NMDPRA in Yola (Adamawa), while one to NMDPRA in Taraba State for continued inter-agency action.
“It will interest you to know that the team equally arrested a suspect in connection to smuggling activities and he is currently facing prosecution,” he said.
