Nigeria, June 23 -- The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has increased the price of petrol in its retail stations.

A PREMIUM TIMES correspondent observed Monday afternoon that NNPC Ltd outlets in the Central area of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, adjusted the pump price of petrol to N945 from N885.

NNPC increase comes days after Dangote refinery increased its ex-depot petrol price to N880 per litre from N825.

At one of the NNPC retail outlets in Lugbe, a pump attendant told this newspaper that the price was increased on Monday morning.

At the NNPC station located in the Central Business District, the station manager confirmed the development to PREMIUM TIMES.

In Lagos, this newspaper observed that the pri...