Nigeria, Feb. 5 -- The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association has confirmed that their members are already moving away from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited franchise for cheaper deals.

Spokesperson of IPMAN, Chinedu Ukadike, made this known on Tuesday February 5.

This development is coming on the heels of the state-owned oil firm and Dangote Refinery's price war.

It was gathered that filling stations in Lagos, specifically located around Wawa on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, as well as at Ibafo, still along the busy road, have dropped the name of NNPCL.

Recall that Dangote Refinery, in a strategic move, recently reduced its ex-depot premium motor spirit price to N850 from N950 per litre. The announcement stirred a ...