Petrol hits ₦1,500 per litre in Kano, Yobe, Sokoto, Borno, Zamfara as Taraba tops ₦1,700

Petrol now sells for as high as ₦1,500 per litre in Kano, Yobe, Sokoto, Borno and Zamfara, while Taraba recorded prices of up to ₦1,700 per litre.

Several other states, including Kaduna, Jigawa, Kogi, Plateau, Bauchi and Adamawa, are selling between ₦1,400 and ₦1,480 per litre. The increase is pushing up transport costs and squeezing motorists, commuters and businesses.

What motorists pay in the North

In Yobe, motorists in Damaturu reported buying petrol for between ₦1,500 and ₦1,520 per litre at some filling stations. A resident, Hassan Auwalu, confirmed he currently pays ₦1,500 for a litre.

In Kano, petrol sold for between ₦1,460 and ₦1,500 per litre at most filling stations in the metropolis. The increase has forced some vehicle owners to park their cars, while commercial tricycle operators raised fares by about 50 per cent, depending on the distance travelled.

Sokoto prices rose to between ₦1,465 and ₦1,500 per litre, up from about ₦1,365 previously. Stations including AA Rano, Shafa and Total sold at ₦1,465, while some major marketers charged between ₦1,470 and ₦1,500.

In Borno, motorists in Maiduguri paid ₦1,500 per litre. One motorist, Ishaku Curutsi, said he bought from Matrix filling station at that price. Zamfara also hit ₦1,500, with filling stations in Gusau and surrounding areas selling between ₦1,450 and ₦1,500, against a previous price of ₦1,350.

Taraba reported prices from ₦1,500 to as much as ₦1,700 per litre at some filling stations, a development expected to raise transport and logistics costs further.

Prices spread across other states

Kaduna sold petrol for as much as ₦1,450 per litre, while NNPC Mega stations sold at ₦1,439. In Jigawa, motorists paid between ₦1,460 and ₦1,480 per litre at many filling stations in Dutse.

Kogi recorded ₦1,400 to ₦1,450 per litre in Lokoja. Plateau ranged from ₦1,450 to ₦1,470 in Jos. Bauchi sold for about ₦1,460 to ₦1,470, while Adamawa ranged from ₦1,400 to ₦1,470. In Mubi, motorists reportedly paid between ₦1,700 and ₦1,850 per litre.

Elsewhere, petrol sold for about ₦1,400 in Rivers and Bayelsa. Prices in Asaba, Delta State, ranged from ₦1,400 to ₦1,410. In Ekiti, Edo and Kwara, petrol generally ranged from around ₦1,380 to ₦1,450, depending on the filling station and location.

Landing cost pressure builds

The latest movements underscore wide disparities in pump prices across the country, with motorists in some areas paying far more than consumers elsewhere.

Petrol landing costs recently rose to ₦1,311 per litre, and Lagos depot owners are withholding sales amid concerns over higher replacement costs. International crude prices are approaching $105 per barrel, adding pressure to Nigeria's imported petrol supply chain. Lagos filling stations are already selling at up to ₦1,310 per litre while depot operators reassess their stocks before resuming sales.

For Nigerian businesses, the spread between the cheapest and dearest states now exceeds ₦400 per litre in some cases. That gap feeds directly into haulage, food distribution and commuter fares, and it keeps upward pressure on the cost of goods in markets far from the depots.