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Major petroleum marketers in Nigeria, including Conoil PLC and Eterna PLC, have teamed up with Dangote Petroleum Refinery for its new logistics-free fuel distribution scheme.

The Dangote Group disclosed the development in a post shared on its social media platforms on Monday. The initiative, which also brings in Golden Super, Nepal Energies, Kifayat Global Energy, and Riquest and Gas, seeks to cut logistics costs for filling stations and ultimately reduce pump prices for consumers nationwide.

According to the refinery, the scheme will provide seamless, no-cost transport of refined petrol from its 650,000-barrel-per-day facility in Lekki to registered stations and bulk buyers.

The company declared: “Join leading marketers like Conoil PLC, Eterna PLC, Golden Super, Nepal Energies, Kifayat Global Energy, and Riquest and Gas to enjoy the benefits of free delivery and offer Nigerians lower pump prices.”

The programme will initially cover 11 states—Lagos, Ekiti, Abuja, Ogun, Oyo, Ondo, Osun, Kwara, Delta, Rivers, and Edo—before expanding nationwide. Filling station operators have been urged to register quickly to benefit from the scheme, which eliminates delivery fees that often push up fuel prices.

To drive the programme, Dangote rolled out over 1,000 compressed natural gas-powered trucks for free product delivery. This development has triggered mixed reactions among tanker drivers, depot operators, and oil suppliers, as many filling stations and bulk fuel consumers are now bypassing middlemen in favour of Dangote’s direct delivery.

However, the President of the National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO), Yusuf Othman, condemned the move, warning that it could undermine existing contracts

He said: “We have our members who have signed agreements with so many companies. Some are even informal agreements, but we have formal agreements signed, and by that, we used those formal agreements to collect bank facilities to buy trucks and serve those companies. But now, those agreements are at stake because a big brother is coming to supply directly to them, not minding the fact that they have signed agreements with us.”

Othman added that NARTO members, who collectively own about 30,000 trucks, cannot afford to run free distribution. “Though they have not officially informed us, and it’s not officially confirmed, the information available to us showed that this is ongoing, and as such, our trucks will not be used again. That is one of the reasons why so many of our members are complaining. If I sign an agreement with you for service by virtue of my 10 trucks, and somebody somewhere comes to do the same thing for you for free, it’s a very delicate situation.”

He also urged the government to step in. “So, that is one of the reasons why we are calling on the federal government, especially the NMDPRA, which has told all of us clearly that this act is an illegal act by virtue of Section 212 of the PIA.”

Previously, middlemen purchased products from refineries or depot owners and resold them to bulk users. But with Dangote’s direct free delivery option, many buyers are now cutting out intermediaries to save costs—reshaping Nigeria’s fuel distribution landscape

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