Leading petroleum product marketer, A.A. Rano Nigeria Limited, founded by oil magnate Alhaji Auwalu Abdullahi Rano, has launched the country’s first fully automated and unmanned fuel stations with 24/7 service, digital payments, and SmartPump technology.
This is being implemented in partnership with Petrosoft Limited, a Nigerian technology company that develops management systems for the oil and gas industry.
The agreement will see Petrosoft deploy its automated station technology across A.A. Rano’s more than 200 retail outlets all over Nigeria.
Via a statement issued on Tuesday 6 January 2026, A.A. Rano says the first automated stations are expected to start operations during the month of January 2026, enabling customers to refuel, make contactless payments and complete transactions without attendants.
According to A.A. Rano, the technology is designed to reduce losses, improve transparency and reassure customers that they are getting the exact volume of fuel for which they pay.
Petrosoft Chief Executive Officer Dr. Joshua Denila said the project shows how homegrown technology can solve long-standing challenges in Nigeria’s fuel retail market.
Denila said, “Our systems are developed locally and built to international standards. They are designed to improve efficiency from single stations to large fueling depots.”
Business Hilights recalls that AARano Nigeria is a full-stream oil and gas company. The company deals in wholesale and retail distribution of PMS, DPK, AGO, LPG and lubricants, storage and haulage of petroleum products, oil exploration and lifting, and trading and importation of petroleum products.
With over 600 trucks and 115 retail outlets spread across Nigeria, we are expanding our retail network to provide consumers with top quality, best prices and availability. As part of our strategic business expansion program, we acquired a vessel, constructed a 56-million-litre tank farm facility, and are constructing a 20,000-metric-ton LPG plant in Lagos, Nigeria.
