NNPC Retail Unveils First Smart Self-Service Station in Abuja

NNPC Retail Limited has commissioned its first Smart Self-Service Station on Bill Clinton Drive, Abuja, offering customers round-the-clock fuel services alongside electric vehicle charging and other mobility and lifestyle facilities.

The station, developed in partnership with the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), allows customers to independently complete fuel transactions, select the exact volume of fuel required and make payments at any time of the day or night.

Speaking at the commissioning, according to a statement, NNPC Ltd’s Executive Vice President, Downstream, Mumuni Dagazau, said the facility marked another milestone in the evolution of NNPC Retail.

Dagazau said the Smart Station demonstrated the company’s commitment to innovation, convenience, operational efficiency and improved customer experience.

The Managing Director of NNPC Retail, Huub Stokman, said the facility was designed to respond to changing consumer preferences in Nigeria’s downstream sector.

Stokman said customers increasingly expect quality products at competitive prices, prompt service, convenient payment options, loyalty rewards and access to alternative energy solutions, including electric vehicle charging and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG).

“That is precisely what this Smart Station represents,” he said.

The station has 16 Premium Motor Spirit pumps and two Automotive Gas Oil pumps, with storage capacity of 180,000 litres of PMS and 5,000 litres of AGO.

It also features an electric vehicle charging facility with an 86-point capacity, deployed in partnership with Africa Motor Works, as well as an LPG dispensing facility, lubricant service bay and fully automated car wash.

NNPC Retail said provision had also been made for the future installation of CNG infrastructure.

The facility is powered entirely by more than 200 kilowatt-hours of installed solar capacity and includes space for quick-service restaurants, a coffee shop and convenience store.

Stokman commended the NIS, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Africa Motor Works, technology partners, contractors and other stakeholders for their contributions to the project.

He reaffirmed NNPC Retail’s commitment to expanding the Smart Station model across Nigeria and developing a technology-enabled retail network focused on customers’ needs.

The Comptroller General of the NIS, Kemi Nandap, represented by the Deputy Comptroller General, Finance and Accounts, Saidu Bashir Daura, described the facility as a model for promoting investment in sustainable energy infrastructure and innovative transportation solutions.

NNPC Retail said the new facility was designed to serve as a modern mobility and lifestyle destination rather than a conventional filling station.