NNPC Opens Smart Self-Service Station, Plans 70 More

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has commissioned its first fully smart, self-service fuelling station in Abuja and announced plans to roll out between 50 and 70 similar energy stations nationwide within the next six months. The facility, operated by NNPC Retail, was commissioned on Thursday, September 10, 2026, along Bill Clinton Drive on Airport Road, between the Flight Training School and the Nigeria Immigration Service headquarters. It operates 24 hours a day and combines conventional fuel sales with electric vehicle charging, liquefied petroleum gas dispensing, an automated car wash and a vehicle service bay. According to Shettima Baba-Kukawa, Executive Director of Retail Operations and Mobility at NNPC Retail, the station has storage capacity for 180,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit and 45,000 litres of Automotive Gas Oil, with 16 PMS pumps and two AGO pumps. Six electric vehicle charging points were installed in partnership with African Motor Works, and the entire facility is powered by a solar system exceeding 200 kilowatts.