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2025-12-25 09:20:00
As detailed by The Punch, the sale of Dangote-refined petrol at about N739 per litre at some MRS outlets triggered long queues, as motorists sought cheaper fuel amid higher prevailing pump prices elsewhere. The rush reflects both price sensitivity and the market’s hunt for stable supply points.
The report suggests queues built quickly in locations where the N739 pricing was visible, with customers traveling between stations to confirm availability—typical behavior in Nigeria’s downstream market when a meaningful price gap opens.
The development also highlights distribution reality: price reductions can create localized demand spikes that supply logistics may struggle to match in the short term, raising the risk of stockouts and opportunistic price deviations.
On validation, Nairametrics reported a monitoring push, quoting a call to “report any MRS station selling above N739 per litre,” while Vanguard captured commuter reactions describing the pricing move as a “laudable intervention” and “timely relief” amid cost pressures.
Echotitbits take: Cheap fuel without stable volume quickly becomes chaos. Watch whether supply scales (more stations, more trucks, steadier replenishment) and whether regulators/marketers enforce price discipline to stop “N739 on paper, N850 at the nozzle.”
Source: The Punch — December 25, 2025 (https://punchng.com/n739-litre-dangote-petrol-causes-queues-at-mrs-stations/)
The Punch 2025-12-25
