According to the latest data from the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) it revealed that the subsidy per litre on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol now stands at N47.5.
This is coming in the wake of increase in the open market price of the commodity, which soared to N180.78 on Monday 23rd December 2019.
On Thursday, Brent – the international benchmark against which Nigeria’s oil is valued – leapt to $67.86 per barrel, indicating a $0.66 dollar rise over the price posted the day before.
The development emerged just as the data gleaned from the PPPRA revealed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) currently spends an average of N47.5 as subsidy on every litre of petrol.
The report equally reveals that the PPPRA’s PMS pricing templates for December 12, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 23 fixed the expected open market prices of petrol per litre at N172.92, N177.33, N177.32, N174.81, N177.92 and N180.78 respectively.
According to the templates, the ex-depot price for collection of petrol stood at N133.28 per litre, implying that the NNPC paid an average subsidy of N47.5 per litre on the product in the period under review.
