Petrol station workers under the aegis of the Concerned Petrol Station Workers have opposed plans by AA Rano to introduce what the company described as Nigeria’s first fully automated and unmanned fuel stations. However, reacting to the announcement, the convener of the Concerned Petrol Station Workers and rights advocate, Comrade Ibrahim Zango, expressed strong reservations about the development. In a statement issued in Kaduna on Thursday, Zango said many young Nigerians currently engaged as petrol station attendants could lose their means of livelihood. He noted that the timing of the initiative was wrong, given the country’s prevailing economic challenges and rising unemployment rate. He further appealed to AA Rano’s management to uphold its social responsibility, noting that many petrol station attendants today were once at the same starting point as the company’s chairman.

Source: Punch January 08, 2026 15:51 UTC