Dangote Refinery set to reintroduce Fuel Discount Scheme after Suspension

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The Dangote Petroleum Refinery plans to reinstate its N5 per litre fuel discount scheme for strategic partners after temporarily halting it due to reported infractions. The refinery suspended the scheme on July 13, 2025, after discovering that some marketers were diverting subsidised products for profit.

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According to the Group Executive Director of Commercial Operations, Fatima Dangote, some marketers were reselling petroleum products directly from the tarmac at rates below the official gantry price, undermining the scheme’s objectives. The diverted products were often sold at market rates far above the agreed subsidised prices.

However, a senior official revealed that the refinery is working on a new, more transparent and structured format for the scheme. “The partnership is still on. It’s just the N5 discount we suspended for now but we are coming up with another one soon,” the official said.

The suspension of the discount scheme sparked mixed reactions on social media, with some users commending the refinery’s swift response and others lamenting the impact on fuel consumers. 

One user, #TitiSanni, praised the private sector-led initiative, stating, “This is the power of a private sector-led economy. Things start to go wrong, they track it swiftly and deal with it.” Another user, #12CanCode, criticized Nigerians who turned the scheme into a profit-grab opportunity through fraudulent means, saying, “Nigerians will always find a way to introduce fraud in everything and call it smart.

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