The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has blamed the current petroleum scarcity in the country on marketers of the product. Maikanti Baru, group managing director of the company, said this in a statement by Ndu Ughamadu, NNPC spokesman. Assuring that the fuel scarcity would fizzle out this week, Baru warned marketers against hoarding, saying any filling station […]
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The National Association of Road Transport Owners, NARTO, and allied unions under the aegis of Petroleum Tanker Drivers, PTD, on Thursday vowed to expose anyone, including their members sabotaging the smooth distribution of petroleum products in the country. The two groups gave the commitment during a stakeholders’ meeting on the challenges of products supply and […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria, at the Federal Executive Council on Wednesday, mandated Ibe Kachikwu, the minister of petroleum resources, and Maikanti Baru, group managing director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), to clear the fuel queues in Abuja and Lagos by the weekend. Lai Mohammed, the minister of information, who briefed journalists about […]
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Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) in Lagos State have threatened to withdraw their services from Dec. 11 over NNPC’s breach of bulk purchase agreement to sell fuel to them at N133.28k per litre. The Lagos State Chapter of IPMAN, on Wednesday said it was set for a showdown with NNPC over irregular fuel […]
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The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has expressed concern over the gridlock being experienced by petroleum tankers and articulated vehicles as a result of the ongoing reconstruction on Apapa-Wharf road, Lagos. Tokunbo Korodo, the south-west chairman of the union in an interview with NAN in Lagos on Thursday, noted that the gridlock […]
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The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, in Ekiti on Sunday suspended its strike. The IPMAN embarked on the action on May 25, over demolition of some petrol stations and the revocation of some Certificate of Occupancy by the Governor Ayo Fayose. The suspension of the strike is contained in a communiqué issued in […]
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The Petroleum Tankers Drivers (PTD) arm of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has warned it will commence a nationwide strike on Monday. The strike notice was contained in a communique released on Friday in Lagos, at the end of its Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting held at the union’s secretariat […]
Continue ReadingPetroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, on Monday, directed its members nationwide to embark on a strike from Thursday, following government refusal to address pending issues affecting the oil industry. The impending strike, as revealed by PENGASSAN’s Acting General Secretary, Lumumba Okugbawa, will affect all sub-sectors of the oil and gas […]
Continue ReadingThe Ekiti State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has accused Governor Ayo Fayose of complicity in the fuel supply crisis in the state. In a statement by its Ekiti state Publicity Secretary, Taiwo Olatunbosun, the party said it was in possession of “incontrovertible evidence” that the governor was contributing to the scarcity of fuel […]
Continue ReadingBello Rabiu-Babura, Upstream Chief Operating Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, says the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company, KRPC, will resume production in two weeks. Mr. Rabiu-Babura gave the indication while fielding questions from Energy Correspondents, shortly after he inspected facilities at the KRPC on Saturday in Kaduna. He said that all the three Refineries, […]
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