Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has cut its gantry price for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) to N1,200 per litre, setting the coastal price at N1,153 per litre.

The move is expected to influence fuel supply costs across Nigeria’s downstream distribution network.

Anthony Chiejina, spokesperson for the Dangote Group, said the revision reflects a downward adjustment in the refinery’s pricing structure.

He noted that the change came amid heightened uncertainty in the global oil market, driven by geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.

“Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has reduced its gantry price for petrol to N1,200 per litre and its coastal price to N1,153 per litre, a move that comes amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East that continue to influence global oil markets.

“The adjustment marks a downward review in the refinery’s pricing structure and is expected to influence fuel supply costs across distribution channels, including depots and retail outlets,” Chiejina said.

With the new N1,200 per litre gantry price, marketers are expected to adjust their landing costs, particularly those relying on local sourcing rather than imports.

The coastal price of N1,153 per litre is also set to impact marine deliveries to coastal depots, offering an alternative supply route for distributors operating along southern corridors.

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The United Kingdom government will increase fees for a broad range of visa, residency and citizenship applications from April 8, 2026, in a move that will affect Nigerians and other foreign nationals seeking to visit, study, work or settle in the country.

The revised fee schedule, published by the UK Home Office and sighted by The Nation on Thursday, shows increases across nearly all categories of visa applications made both within and outside the UK.

The affected categories include visit visas, student visas, work visas, settlement applications and naturalisation fees.

The changes will take effect in less than two weeks, at a time when Nigeria remains one of the UK’s biggest sources of visa applicants, with hundreds of thousands of Nigerians applying each year for visit, student, and work visas.

Under the new charges, the short-term visit visa will rise from £127 to £135, while the student visa will increase from £524 to £558.

Applicants seeking permanent residency through indefinite leave to remain will now pay £3,226, up from £3,029, while those applying for British citizenship through naturalisation will pay £1,709, up from £1,605.

In a rare exception to the general increase, the fee for registering a child as a British citizen will be reduced from £1,214 to £1,000 — a drop of £214.

Some categories, however, remain unchanged, including the Tier 1 (Investor) visa

Some categories, however, remain unchanged, including the Tier 1 (Investor) visa at £2,000 and the High Potential Individual visa at £880.

Here are key revised UK visa and immigration fees

Visit visas

Short-term (up to 6 months): £127 → £135

Long-term (up to 2 years): £475 → £506

Long-term (up to 5 years): £848 → £903

Long-term (up to 10 years): £1,059 → £1,128

Visiting academic (more than 6 months, up to 12 months): £220 → £234

Private medical treatment (more than 6 months, up to 11 months): £220 → £234

Direct airside transit visa: £39 → £41.50

Landside transit visit visa: £70 → £74.50

Student visas

Student (main applicant and dependants): £524 → £558

Child Student: £524 → £558

Short-term student (English language, over 6 months up to 11 months): £214 → £228

Work visas

Skilled Worker – up to 3 years: £769 → £819

Skilled Worker – over 3 years: £1,519 → £1,618

Skilled Worker (Immigration Salary List) – up to 3 years: £590 → £628

Skilled Worker (Immigration Salary List) – over 3 years: £1,160 → £1,235

Skilled Worker – Health and Care Visa – up to 3 years: £304 → £324

Skilled Worker – Health and Care Visa – over 3 years: £590 → £628

Innovator Founder: £1,274 → £1,357

Start-up: £465 → £495

Scale-up: £880 → £937

High Potential Individual: £880 → £880 (unchanged)

Graduate Route: £880 → £937

T2 Minister of Religion: £769 → £819

International Sportsperson – up to 12 months: £319 → £340

International Sportsperson – over 12 months: £769 → £819

Temporary Work routes: £319 → £340

Representative of an overseas business: £769 → £819

Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker (up to 3 years): £769 → £819

Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker (over 3 years): £1,519 → £1,618

Global Business Mobility – Graduate Trainee: £319 → £340

Global Business Mobility – Service Supplier: £319 → £340

Global Business Mobility – UK Expansion Worker: £319 → £340

Global Business Mobility – Secondment Worker: £319 → £340

Settlement and indefinite leave

Route to Settlement: £1,938 → £2,064

Route to Settlement – other dependant relative: £3,413 → £3,635

Route to Settlement – refugee dependent relative: £424 → £452

Indefinite leave to remain: £3,029 → £3,226

Visitor Extension (in-country): £1,100 → £1,172

Leave to remain – Other: £1,321 → £1,407

Travel documents

Certificate of travel (adult): £300 → £320

Certificate of travel (child): £151 → £161

Convention travel document (adult): £94.50 → £102

Convention travel document (child): £61.50 → £66.50

Nationality and citizenship

Naturalisation (British citizenship): £1,605 → £1,709

Registration as British citizen – adult: £1,446 → £1,540

Registration as British citizen – child: £1,214 → £1,000 (reduced)

Renunciation of nationality: £482 → £513

Nationality review: £482 → £513

Status Letter (Nationality): £459 → £489

Non-acquisition Letter (Nationality): £4

Former Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has stated that Nasir El-Rufai made a “great mistake” by surrendering to security agencies.

Dalung further claimed that the President Bola Tinubu administration is really afraid of El-Rufai, which he believes led to the former governor’s arrest and detention.

Speaking in an interview with Trust TV, Dalung claimed that the authorities had first tried to arrest El-Rufai at the airport but failed to do so.

He said: “The government is really afraid of El-Rufai, which is why they believed he might take some action, so they decided to arrest him.”

The former minister said they understood that trying to catch El-Rufai could cause an uprising.

“El-Rufai chose to minimize his role and give himself up, which was the biggest mistake he made as a fellow member.

“Comrades don’t surrender. If you give up during a fight, you will end up feeling ashamed. It’s an established principle in struggle. When they strive to achieve something, they become very careful,” he said.