Nigerian Man Visits Popular Filling Station, Confirms Dangote’s New N739 Fuel Price

Nigerian Man Visits Popular Filling Station, Confirms Dangote’s New N739 Fuel Price

  • A young man has shared his experience at a popular filling station when he went to buy fuel after Dangote made changes to the price of fuel
  • He made the statement following the announcement by the president of Dangote Group on the fuel price reduction, which is set to start from Lagos
  • The young man took to social media to explain everything he went through and also shared the amount he paid for fuel at the filling station he visited

A Nigerian man has shared his experience after visiting a filling station following the announcement by the president of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, about a reduction in fuel price.

In a recent report, Legit.ng confirmed the statement by the African business mogul as he pegged the new petrol price at ₦739 per litre.

Nigerian man queues 30 minutes to buy fuel at ₦739
Man shares reaction after fuel price reduction in Lagos. Photo Credit: Twitter/ogannah/damola_ade77
Source: Twitter

Man confirms new Dangote fuel price

While many individuals who visited filling stations could not immediately confirm the price, the statement by the Dangote Group president mentioned that the new price would take effect from Tuesday, 16 December 2025.

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A day after his statement, many individuals confirmed buying fuel at the new rate, including an individual who visited a filling station in Lagos to purchase fuel.

Hours after, a young man also confirmed the price as he mentioned visiting a filling station and shared his experience online.

@damola_ade77, in a statement on his page, confirmed the new fuel price by Dangote while also adding that he had to wait on a queue for 30 minutes.

Just like several individuals mentioned in their posts, he stated that he bought the fuel at the rate at a specific station known as MRS.

Nigerian man shares filling station experience

His statement read:

“I also just bought at the Palmgrove MRS. I had to queue for about 30 mins. ₦739/litre.”
Nigerian man buys petrol at Dangote’s new ₦739 rate
Man reports fuel price drop at MRS station in Lagos. Photo Credit: Twitter/ogannah/damola_ade77
Source: Twitter

Also, a report from Channels TV mentioned that the fuel price, which is currently ₦739, would further reduce in the coming days according to Dangote’s statement.

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He mentioned that the fuel would be available at all MRS filling stations in Lagos, while other filling stations would follow the new price in the coming days.

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In a similar story, Legit.ng reported that a Nigerian lady informed social media users that petrol is now being sold at ₦739 per litre at a filling station in Lagos. The young lady, identified as Uloma Opurum, shared the update on Facebook and thanked God for the reduced fuel price.

Nigerian man confirms Dangote’s new fuel price

Meanwhile, Legit.ng recently reported that a Nigerian man shared his experience after visiting a filling station following the announcement of a new fuel price by African businessman and Dangote Group president, Aliko Dangote.

The man revealed how much he paid to fill his car’s fuel tank and shared evidence, including a receipt and a video, to support his claim. He explained that he visited the filling station to confirm if the new price announced by Dangote was being implemented.

Source: Legit.ng

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Muhammed Hammed Olayinka (Human Interest Editor) Muhammed has worked with Oracle UNILORIN, Opera News Hub, Scopper News, Gistreel, and now LEGIT.ng. He won the NAPSS President Writing Skirmish (2017) and was first runner-up in the UNILORIN Senate Writing Contest (2018). He can be reached via email at muhammed.hammedolayinka@corp.legit.ng