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Nigerian Government Increases Petrol Price From N121.50 To N143.80

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The Federal Government has increased the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly known as petrol from N121.50 per litre to N143.80 per litre.

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The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) who announced this on Wednesday, June 1, 2020, said a new price band of N140.80 to N143.80 per litre will apply for petrol.

The PPPRA, in a circular dated July 1, 2020 to marketers, said: “After a review of the prevailing market fundamentals in the month of June and considering marketers’ realistic operating costs, as much as practicable, we wish to advise a new PMS pump price band of N140.80-N143.80 per litre for the month of July 2020.

All marketers are advised to operate within the indicative prices as advised by the PPPRA.”

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KanyiDaily recalls that the agency had on May 31, 2020 announced a price band of N121.50 to N123.50 per litre for the product.

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