The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for the immediate reversal of the new price increase in pump price of petrol across the country. The Congress made the demand in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by its President, Mr Joe Ajaero and made available to newsmen. The...
Fuel scarcity
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPCL) has increased the price of petrol from N585 to between N855 and N890 per litre, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN correspondents, who monitored the situation in Lagos metropolis, observed that in the midst of ongoing fuel shortages and crises,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Former Anambra governor and Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has called on the Federal Government to come clean on the operations of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) amidst the lingering fuel scarcity crisis in the country. Obi, in a statement on his...
Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, has said that no directive was issued to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) to increase petroleum prices to N1,000. Lokpobiri in a statement on Tuesday issued by his Special Adviser, Media and Communication, Nnemaka Okafor said he...
Some residents of Calabar have raised alarm over the high cost of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, describing it as highly worrisome. The residents who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday, also expressed worries that the product was scarce even when being sold...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has said the tightness in fuel supply and distribution is caused by a hitch in the discharge operations of a couple of vessels. Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd., Mr Olufemi Soneye, made this known on Saturday in a statement...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has said fuel stations are to operate longer hours for supply and distribution of petrol, calling on fuel stations to aid availability in view of the current tight situation. The NNPC Ltd. says the turnaround period of PMS trucking is...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – The current fuel queues in the FCT and some parts of the country is as a result of the disruption of ship-to-ship (STS) transfer of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol. Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.).,...
The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, has assured Nigerians that the fuel crisis experienced in the country will soon be a thing of the past. Bamidele gave this assurance in an interview with newsmen on the sidelines of the Oil Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas, on Friday. According...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – Lagos State Police Command has identified the officer who allegedly shot a man dead at a filling station in the Obalende area of the state. It would be recalled that the deceased, Toheeb Eniasa, was shot dead by a policeman on Wednesday while struggling...
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) Depot Chairmen Forum, has exonerated its members from the current fuel scarcity in the country. According to IPMAN, the fuel scarcity is caused by its inability to source petroleum products. The IPMAN Depot Chairmen Forum also threatened to withdraw its...
As fuel scarcity and long queues persist, commuters in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) witness a hike in the cost of transportation, and many are stranded. Some commuters narrated their experiences in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. According to them,...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. has assured Nigerians that the ongoing fuel scarcity and queues will be cleared out Wednesday, May 1. Chief Communications Officer, NNPCL, Mr Olufemi Soneye, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. According to Soneye, the company currently has...
Queues dotted petrol stations in many parts of Lagos on Monday as motorists battled to fuel their vehicles amidst scarcity of the product. Commuters heading to various destinations were caught in the web, with fewer buses on the roads and some hiking fares. The News Agency of Nigeria...
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) in Osun has warned petroleum marketers in the state against hoarding of the products. The agency also warned residents of the state against panic buying, hoarding and storing of petroleum products at home. The Osun State Coordinator of NMDPRA,...
Motorists in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have expressed worry over the long queues being presently experienced due to scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) known as fuel. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), correspondent, who went round the town on Wednesday reports that long queues were seen...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd.(NNPCL) has attributed the insufficient supply of petroleum products to some filling stations in Lagos to an issue at one of its depots in the state. The Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPCL, Mr Olufemi Soneye,...
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC) Limited, Alhaji Mele Kyari has assured that in three months the country would not experience fuel queues. Kyari said this when he paid a courtesy visit to the leadership of the Senate. He said that the...
Emadeb Energy Service Ltd., a depot owner and licensed fuel marketer, has received a shipment of 27 million litres of petrol at its Ijegun Satellite Depot in Lagos. The Chief Executive Officer, Mr Debo Olujimi, made this announcement during the inaugural ceremony. The importation, costing over $17 million...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu has frowned at the activities of petroleum dealers in the state who suddenly jacked up the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and created artificial scarcity of the products. Governor Otu, who inaugurated a multi stakeholders taskforce...