The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has announced plans to roll out between 50 and 70 smart self-service fuelling stations across Nigeria within the next six months.
The Executive Vice President, Downstream, NNPC Ltd., Dr Mumuni Dagazau, disclosed this on Thursday, September 10, 2026, during the commissioning of the company’s smart mega fuelling station in Abuja.
The newly commissioned facility, located along Bill Clinton Drive, Airport Road, Abuja, is powered by a 200-kilowatt-hour solar system and is designed to operate as a modern energy hub rather than a conventional filling station.
The station has a storage capacity of 180,000 litres for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and 45,000 litres for Automotive Gas Oil (AGO). It is equipped with 16 PMS pumps and two AGO dispensing pumps.
It also provides self-service fuel dispensing, electric vehicle (EV) charging, gas dispensing, automated car washing and vehicle servicing. Customers can make payments and access the self-service facility through the NNPC Retail mobile application.
Dagazau said about four or five additional smart stations were planned for Abuja, while two others would be inaugurated in Kano as part of the initial expansion.
He explained that the initiative was aimed at transforming NNPC’s conventional filling stations into integrated energy centres where motorists can access petrol, electricity, gas and other automotive services in one location.
The facility also has fast EV chargers capable of fully charging some vehicles within 30 to 40 minutes, depending on the vehicle and battery level. NNPC plans to provide services including Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), lubricants and other customer-focused offerings at the smart stations.
Dagazau said the adoption of self-service technology would not eliminate jobs, noting that personnel would still be required to assist customers, manage automated systems and support EV charging and other services.
He added that NNPC would modernise some existing stations while new smart facilities would be established in locations where customer demand justified the investment.
The NNPC executive further disclosed that the company was considering the wider use of renewable energy across its retail network, while plans were also underway to establish CNG conversion facilities at some smart stations.
The development marks a shift in NNPC’s retail strategy towards technology-driven, multi-service energy hubs designed to offer motorists greater convenience and access to different energy solutions.
