IPMAN Rejects Gas Imports as Dangote Refinery Denies Provide Disruption Claims

The Impartial Petroleum Entrepreneurs Affiliation of Nigeria (IPMAN) has voiced sturdy opposition to the continued importation of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) into the nation. The affiliation additionally distanced itself from stories suggesting that the surge in petrol imports in November 2025 was linked to a breakdown in provide preparations between Dangote Refinery and petroleum entrepreneurs, describing such claims as inaccurate and deceptive.

Based on IPMAN, the report doesn’t mirror the fact skilled by its members. The affiliation emphasised that the graduation of provide from Dangote Refinery has considerably improved product availability nationwide.

Talking on the problem, IPMAN Nationwide President, Abubakar Maigandi Shettima, acknowledged:
“Our members totally assist Dangote Refinery. Since provide started, entrepreneurs have constantly lifted merchandise with none complaints. We oppose continued importation as a result of Dangote Refinery has the capability to fulfill the nation’s total PMS demand.”

Shettima additional famous that members are happy with the reliability of provide and welcomed the refinery’s dedication to direct supply to filling stations—a transfer he described as essential to stabilizing distribution and benefiting shoppers. He confused that improved entry to regionally refined merchandise has eased provide pressures and boosted confidence amongst impartial entrepreneurs, reaffirming IPMAN’s dedication to home refining as a sustainable answer for Nigeria’s downstream petroleum sector.

Equally, Dangote Petroleum Refinery dismissed the media stories as baseless and inaccurate. In its assertion, the refinery clarified that no provide settlement with entrepreneurs had collapsed, including that its engagement with the downstream market was intentionally structured to fulfill rising demand and improve entry, competitors, and effectivity.

The refinery disclosed that provide below the entrepreneurs’ association started in October 2025 with an agreed offtake quantity of 600 million litres of PMS. This was later elevated to 900 million litres in November and additional expanded to 1.5 billion litres in December.

“According to market development and absorption capability, volumes have been scaled up accordingly. Subsequently, and according to downstream market liberalisation, we opened PMS provide to all certified entrepreneurs, bulk shoppers, and filling station operators,” the assertion signed by Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer, Anthony Chiejina, learn.

Since December 16, 2025, Dangote Refinery has constantly loaded between 31 million and 48 million litres of PMS each day from its gantry, topic to market demand. These figures, the refinery famous, are verifiable in opposition to depot and loading data maintained below routine regulatory oversight.

To broaden participation and enhance distribution effectivity, the refinery launched a number of measures, together with lowering minimal buy volumes from two million litres to 250,000 litres and providing a 10-day credit score facility backed by financial institution ensures. These initiatives goal to reinforce liquidity, assist small and medium-sized operators, and scale back reliance on imported gas.

The refinery added that this expanded entry framework has pushed greater utilisation of regionally refined PMS and contributed to extra aggressive retail pricing, with home merchandise priced considerably decrease than imported alternate options. It additionally dismissed claims that entrepreneurs withdrew attributable to pricing issues, affirming that its ex-gantry costs stay aggressive, market-responsive, and aligned with import parity indicators whereas assembly all regulatory and high quality requirements.

Addressing the surge in petrol imports recorded in November, Dangote Refinery defined that the rise coincided with import licensing selections accredited by the previous management of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), which sanctioned volumes past prevailing home demand. The refinery confused that this improvement was unrelated to its operational capability or provide commitments.

Dangote Refinery reaffirmed its dedication to dependable provide, transparency, and the orderly improvement of a aggressive downstream petroleum market. It pledged continued collaboration with regulators and trade stakeholders to assist Nigeria’s home refining, preserve overseas change, reasonable costs, and strengthen long-term power safety.