The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency today announced an upward review of the retail pump price of petrol from N121.50.
The announcement was revealed in a circular dated July 1st and signed by Abdulkadir Saidu, the Executive Secretary of the agency, the downstream regulator said oil marketers are now expected to sell petrol within the price range of N140.80 and N143.80.
The circular reads in part;
“Please recall the provision for the establishment of a monthly price band within which Petroleum Marketers are expected to sell PMS at the retail stations, based on the existing price regime.”
“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 of N140.80 to 143.80/Litre for the month of July 2020.”