The strike also reignited tension at petrol stations nationwide, with the NNPCL raising the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) from ₦890 to ₦905 per litre at its retail outlets — a ₦15 increase, or roughly 1.7 percent.
The adjustment coincided with reports of light queues resurfacing in parts of Abuja, particularly around Wuse Zones 4 and 6.
The President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Abubakar Maigandi, blamed the increase on disruptions caused by the standoff between PENGASSAN and the Dangote Refinery.
“It is due to PENGASSAN’s strike disruption. However, our members are still selling between ₦885 and ₦895 per litre,” Maigandi explained.
The refinery’s brief shutdown, though now resolved, has reinforced broader concerns about Nigeria’s overdependence on a single facility to drive its domestic refining ambitions.
Analysts say while the Dangote Refinery remains a symbol of industrial ambition, its growing influence also exposes Nigeria’s energy economy to new systemic risks — where a labour dispute can ripple through the entire supply chain, from upstream production to household kitchens.
