The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited has suspended self-collection gantry sales of petroleum products at its facility, effective Thursday, September 18, 2025.
This was disclosed in a correspondence signed by the Group Commercial Operations Department and obtained by our correspondent on Friday.
According to the company, the directive is intended to encourage wider adoption of its Free Delivery Scheme and to stop sales to unregistered marketers—whether directly at the depot or indirectly through intermediaries.
Dangote described the move as an operational adjustment to improve efficiency, stressing that all payments made after the effective date would be rejected.
The notice to marketing partners read in part:
“Effective 18th September 2025, Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE has placed all self-collection gantry sales on hold until further notice. Consequently, all payments related to active PFIs for self-collection should also be placed on hold. Any payment made after this date will not be honoured.”
While suspending gantry collections, the company assured marketers that the Free Delivery Scheme remains operational for both active and newly onboarded customers.
“We encourage all customers to register for the DPRP Free Delivery Scheme, which offers a seamless delivery experience to your stations,” the mail added.
Dangote further apologised for any inconvenience caused by the decision.
The development comes amid ongoing tensions between the refinery, the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), and the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN).
NUPENG has accused the refinery of resisting unionisation of its truck drivers despite a government-brokered agreement, while DAPPMAN has criticised the Free Delivery Scheme, alleging it forces marketers to depend on Dangote’s fleet at commercial rates.
In response, the refinery insists the scheme helps stabilise supply and cut costs, rejecting what it called marketers’ push for subsidies.
The suspension of self-collection is expected to hit independent marketers and retail owners who rely heavily on gantry access but are yet to register under the Free Delivery Scheme.
On Thursday, Dangote Group reaffirmed its position in a statement titled “We Stand By Our Statement on DAPPMAN … Marketers’ ₦1.505trn Subsidy Demand”, shared via its official X account. The refinery maintained it would not absorb logistics costs that marketers seek to transfer as subsidies.
