Business
Petrol price reduction imminent as IPMAN, Dangote agree on direct fuel sale

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has said the commencement of direct sales of Dangote’s Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) to its members will crash the price of fuel in the country in the coming days.
The National Secretary of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, James Tor, disclosed this on Monday.
His statement comes after IPMAN National President, Abubakar Maigandi, announced on Monday that Dangote Refinery has agreed to sell petrol directly to his members.
The agreement between IPMAN and the 650,000 barrels per day Dangote Refinery brings an end to the middleman posture played by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited on the inaugural lifting of Dangote Petrol on September 16, 2024.
Similarly, the direct sale agreement means that petrol marketers have dumped imported fuel for Dangote petrol.
Speaking on the impact of the direct purchase agreement between IPMAN and Dangote Refinery, Tor explained that Nigerians will experience a drastic reduction in the price of petrol and a boost in the products’ availability nationwide.
According to him, the agreement would make the pump price of petrol at Independent marketers’ retail outlets drop below N1,150 per litre.
“If the business agreement kicks off, you will see a drastic reduction in the price of gasoline.
“For obvious reasons, it will lead to easy availability of the product and price factor.
We are the major stakeholders who have filling stations across the country.
“The price of petrol in our filling station will go much below N1,150 in our retail outlets depending on what Dangote Refinery agreed to give to us,” he said.
The spokesperson of Dangote Group, Anthony Chiejina, confirmed that IPMAN and Dangote Refinery have agreed on the direct sale of PMS.
Recall that petroleum marketers had in the last weeks sought the partnership of Dangote Refinery on direct sale of PMS.
This comes after the Nigerian government announced that NNPCL will no longer be the sole off-taker of Dangote Petrol, which is part of the implementation of the Naira-for-crude deal.
The Naira-for-crude implementation committee led by the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, on October 11, 2024, permitted petrol marketers to lift Dangote Petrol.
Meanwhile, the latest agreement between IPMAN and Dangote Refinery on direct petrol sale has brought an end to the controversy between oil marketers and Dangote Refinery over fuel price in the last few days.
Dangote Refinery last week revealed that its gasoline is sold at N960 and N990 per litre for ships and trucks.
Earlier, IPMAN had insisted that imported fuel is cheaper than Dangote’s petrol.
According to report, petrol landing cost dropped to N971 per litre in November 2024, according to the Major Energies Marketers Association.
Despite this, Nigerians buy petrol between N1,060 and N1,200 across filling stations in the country.
However, with the IPMAN and Dangote Refinery direct PMS sale agreement, Nigerians are likely to buy the product within N1060 per litre price or below.
Meanwhile, the details of the petrol pricing agreed upon between IPMAN and Dangote Refinery will determine the price of the product in the coming days.
Recall that in the last two months, the price of petrol had doubled to between N1060 and N1,200 from N617 per litre traded in August 2024.
The hike in energy costs directly affects Nigeria’s inflation, which stood at 32.70 percent in September 2024.
Business
FG Announces New Procurement Policy Shift Favouring Local Manufacturing

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a “Nigeria First Policy” aimed at prioritising the use of locally made goods and services in all government procurements.
The Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, made the disclosure saying that the policy seeks to domesticate all government processes.
The Nigerian government expects that with the new policy, local manufacturers will get priority in the provision of goods and services.
“No procurement of foreign goods or services already available locally shall proceed without justification, and where there is an exceptional need for these services to procure from outside, there must be a waiver to be obtained, written waiver to be obtained by the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP),” Mr Idris said.
“Where no viable local option exists, contracts must include provisions for technology transfer, local production or skills development.
For example, the provision of portal allocations under the sugar master plan should take into consideration participants’ backwards integration plans and investment in Nigeria and ensure compliance with the Master Plan.
“The MDAs have also been directed to immediately conduct an audit of all procurement plans and submit revised versions in line with these directives. Breaches will attract sanctions, including cancellation of procurement processes by such MDAS, and indeed disciplinary action against responsible officers,” the minister noted.
The federal cabinet approved these proposals on Monday and the office of the Attorney General of the Federation has been directed to prepare an Executive Order to be issued by President Bola Tinubu.
This is a major shift in government policy, Mr Idris added. “It puts Nigeria – not foreign companies, not imports – at the heart of our national development.”Once signed into law, Mr Idris said, the legislation will “foster a new business culture that will be bold, confident, but also very, very Nigerian, and it aims at making the government invest in our people and our industries by changing how the government spends money, how we procure and how we also build our economy.”“Going forward, Nigerian industry will take precedence in all procurement processes,” the minister said.
This is a major shift in government policy, Mr Idris added. “It puts Nigeria – not foreign companies, not imports – at the heart of our national development.
”Once signed into law, Mr Idris said, the legislation will “foster a new business culture that will be bold, confident, but also very, very Nigerian, and it aims at making the government invest in our people and our industries by changing how the government spends money, how we procure and how we also build our economy.”
Where local supply falls short, contracts will be structured to build capacity domestically, according to Mr Idris. “Contractors will no longer serve as intermediaries sourcing foreign goods where local factories die. I take the example of the sugar industry.”
“For example, we still have so much importation of sugar coming into this country, yet we have the Nigerian sugar council that was set up to look inward to see how sugar production can be produced, you know, for the benefit of Nigerians.
President Tinubu has proposed that we will no longer just sit there and allow importation to come into this country where there is the capacity for production of these commodities locally.
Now, as I said, the president has proposed the following directives, and all of them have been approved by the Federal Executive Council.”
President Tinubu has proposed that we will no longer just sit there and allow importation to come into this country where there is the capacity for production of these commodities locally. Now, as I said, the president has proposed the following directives, and all of them have been approved by the Federal Executive Council.”
Business
Dangote Group Sponsors Nasarawa Trade Fair
The fair is a collaboration between NASSI and the Nasarawa State Chamber of Commerce Agriculture and Industries.

The Dangote Group is sponsoring the 2025 Nasarawa Trade Fair Exhibition, which officially opens this Wednesday in Lafia, the state capital.
The Theme for this year’s Fair is: Investing in Nasarawa’s Future: Fostering Economic Development Through Mineral and Agricultural Cottage Industrialisation
The trade fair, according to the Chairman of the Nigeria Association of Small-Scale Industrialists (NASSI), Nasarawa State Chapter, Nidan Sambo Manasseh, will be declared open by the state governor, Abdullahi Sule.
He said the fair is a collaboration between NASSI and the Nasarawa State Chamber of Commerce Agriculture and Industries.
Business
Rite Foods Drags Mamuda Beverages to Court Over Products Semblance
Justice Nwite has scheduled a hearing for May 28, where the court will deliberate on Mamuda Beverages’ objection to the case and determine whether Rite Foods’ lawsuit can proceed.

Rite Foods Ltd, the manufacturer of Fearless Energy Drinks, has filed a N1.6 billion lawsuit against Mamuda Beverages Nig. Ltd, producer of Pop Power Energy Drinks, citing trademark infringement and unauthorized replication of its product design.
The lawsuit seeks both damages and an injunction to prevent Mamuda Beverages from continuing to manufacture energy drinks that bear a striking resemblance to Rite Foods’ registered products.
In the writ of summons filed on April 14 before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja, Rite Foods claims that Mamuda Beverages has violated its intellectual property rights by introducing a nearly identical design for its Pop Power Energy Drinks.
The plaintiff alleges that the defendant has copied its distinctive bottle design, ornamental features, and brand identity, leading to consumer confusion.
Rite Foods Ltd, stated that its Fearless Energy Drinks feature a unique 500ml plastic bottle design incorporating a lion head logo, a specific shape, and color scheme, all of which were officially registered under the Patents and Designs Act on August 24, 2020.
The plaintiff argues that Mamuda Beverages’ 330ml Pop Power Energy Drinks replicate the shape, color, and overall aesthetic of the Fearless brand, with some consumers referring to it as “small Fearless” due to its resemblance.
The lawsuit demands an order of perpetual injunction restraining Mamuda Beverages, its distributors, and associates from further infringing on Rite Foods’ trademark, including manufacturing, distributing, or selling energy drinks that imitate its design.
The plaintiff also seeks N1 billion in damages for losses incurred due to the alleged unlawful use of its registered design, as well as N60 million in legal costs.
Previous injunction Rite Foods had previously secured an injunction against Mamuda Beverages in January 2025 before Justice Inyang Ekwo, restraining the defendant from continuing the production and distribution of Pop Power Energy Drinks.
The parties later reached a settlement agreement , which required Mamuda Beverages to alter elements of its product design to ensure differentiation from Fearless Energy Drinks.
However, Rite Foods claims that Mamuda Beverages has since violated the terms of the settlement, reintroducing a “remodeled” version of the Pop Power Energy Drinks that remains substantially identical to the original design.
This alleged breach prompted the fresh lawsuit, as Rite Foods insists that court intervention is necessary to protect its exclusive rights over its registered trademark and product design.
Mamuda Beverages has responded with a preliminary objection, urging the court to dismiss the case because the lawsuit constitutes an abuse of the court process.
The defendant argues that the matter was already litigated and resolved in an earlier consent judgment, rendering the court functus officio—a legal principle preventing the relitigation of settled disputes.
Justice Nwite has scheduled a hearing for May 28, where the court will deliberate on Mamuda Beverages’ objection to the case and determine whether Rite Foods’ lawsuit can proceed.
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