{
  "id": 5607934,
  "title": "Diesel price rises Rs3.74, petrol falls Rs3.13 per litre",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/diesel-price-rises-rs3-74-petrol-falls-rs3-13-per-litre",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-04T17:47:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40437962/diesel-price-rises-rs374-petrol-falls-rs313-per-litre"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 5, the federal government raised the price of diesel by Rs3.74 per litre and reduced the petrol price by Rs3.13 per litre, effective until Monday, September 7, 2026. The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) announced these changes, which were part of the government's petroleum pricing mechanism. The price of petrol dropped from Rs349.00 to Rs345.87 per litre, while the cost of High Speed Diesel increased from Rs374.31 to Rs378.05 per litre. These new prices are expected to remain in effect for three days, following the government's routine practice of adjusting fuel prices based on international oil markets and additional cost factors. The previous price adjustment, on Thursday, saw a Rs2.84 increase in petrol and a Rs2.28 rise in diesel.",
  "summary": "The federal government raised the price of diesel by Rs3.74 per litre and decreased the petrol price by Rs3.13 per litre, effective from Saturday, September 5 till Monday, September 7, 2026. According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division), the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Friday revised the ex-depot prices of petroleum products under the…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Diesel pump price rises above N2,000/litre in Nigeria",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/diesel-pump-price-rises-above-n2-000-litre-in-nigeria",
        "published": "2026-09-04T13:30:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}