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Fuel Scarcity

Tinubu didn’t blame Buhari for fuel scarcity, new naira notes shortage – APC presidential campaign

John Ogunsemore Jan 26, 2023 0

The APC Presidential Campaign Council has said that its presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, did not blame President Muhammadu Buhari for the fuel scarcity and new naira notes shortage in the country. This is contained in a…

News

Fuel scarcity: Nigerians don’t deserve this hardship – Mr Macaroni

John Ogunsemore Jan 19, 2023 0

Popular content creator and activist, Debo Adedayo aka Mr Macaroni has said that Nigerians do not deserve the hardship and suffering they are being subjected to due to the current fuel scarcity in some parts of the country. Mr Macaroni…

News

Fuel scarcity: Femi Falana faults DSS’ 48hour ultimatum

Adepeju Dec 9, 2022 0

Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has criticized the Department of State Services' (DSS) 48-hour ultimatum to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and oil marketers to end the country's lingering fuel scarcity due to…

Politics

Fuel scarcity: Mr Macaroni slams Buhari’s aide, Bashir Ahmad, for advocating civil war under…

John Ogunsemore Dec 1, 2022 0

Popular content creator and activist, Debo Adedayo aka Mr Macaroni, has said that the Muhammadu Buhari administration cannot withstand a fraction of the vitriol it directed at previous governments. He said that anyone complaining about…

Politics

Fuel scarcity: No reasonable person can sell below N180 per litre – IPMAN

John Ogunsemore Jun 21, 2022 0

Despite the gradual build up of fuel scarcity in Lagos and some parts of the country, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has insisted that its members were not on strike. The association however stated…

Oil and Gas

Fuel scarcity in Abuja, other areas caused by inadequate supply – IPMAN

Solomon Asowata Jun 6, 2022 0

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has blamed inadequate supply of petrol from the depots in Lagos for the scarcity being experienced in Abuja and other parts of the country. IPMAN President, Mr Chinedu…

Oil and Gas

Nigerians must brace for worst fuel scarcity – IPMAN

John Ogunsemore May 10, 2022 0

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) says Nigerians must prepare for the worst fuel scarcity crisis to hit the country. This, the association said, is due to N500 billion bridging claims being owed its…

Oil and Gas

Fuel scarcity caused by lack of Forex – PENGASSAN

Esenvosa Izah Mar 23, 2022 0

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) on Wednesday attributed the fuel scarcity to non-availability of forex. The PENGASSAN President, Mr Festus Osifo, made this known at a news conference on…

Opinion

“No light, no fuel!” Citizens cry out over the deplorable state of affairs in Nigeria

Ogochukwu Ogbonna Mar 16, 2022 0

Since Nigeria gained its independence in 1960 from British colonization, we have slowly but steadily collapsed on ourselves. In the beginning, the increasing cost of living, crime rate, declining standard of education and other such…

Politics

Buhari endorses plan to end fuel scarciy

Chijioke Okoronkwo Mar 13, 2022 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed a plan to conclusively end the fuel scarcity in the country, a presidency official has said. The official, who disclosed this on Sunday in Abuja, said the plan would ensure that incidence of fuel…

Oil and Gas

Fuel scarcity: Local refining in Nigeria’s best interest – IPMAN tells FG

John Ogunsemore Mar 11, 2022 0

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has advised the Federal Government to remain focused on increasing Nigeria’s domestic refining capacity. IPMAN’s President, Mr Chinedu Okoronkwo, said on Friday in Lagos…

Opinion

Governors Wives fly to Dubai from Nigeria to present Aisha Buhari with birthday cake

Ogochukwu Ogbonna Mar 2, 2022 0

The apathy of Nigerian political leaders towards the lives and wellbeing of their citizens has always been blatantly apparent, even to the average Nigerian child. Still, the knowledge of this truth doesn’t make it any less shocking and…

Features

Fuel scarcity: PDP demands removal of Buhari, Sylva as petroleum ministers

John Ogunsemore Feb 17, 2022 0

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded that "having woefully failed, President Buhari should hands-off responsibilities as Minister of Petroleum Resources and allow competent professionals to man the ministry in order to restore…

Features

Fuel scarcity: NLC knocks petroleum marketers for hoarding

John Ogunsemore Feb 16, 2022 0

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned the current petrol scarcity across the country, that exposed millions of Nigerians to great hardship, saying it has taken a position. NLC President, Mr Ayuba Wabba, said this on Wednesday…

Metro

Petrol queues resurface in Abuja over fear of price hike, scarcity

Nana Musa Nov 15, 2021 0

Long queues have resurfaced in Abuja filling stations as motorists struggle to purchase Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol. Most fuel stations were locked while long queues were noticed in retail outlets in Wuse, Gwarimpa, Wuye…

Economy

IPMAN Warns Motorists against Panic Buying

Nana Musa Nov 17, 2020 0

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has warned motorists against panic buying, assuring that there is enough fuel on ground. Alhaji Suleiman Yakubu, IPMAN National Public Relations Officer said that the…

Oil and Gas

COVID-19 : IPMAN allays fears of fuel scarcity as NARTO withdraws services

Solomon Asowata Mar 27, 2020 0

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) says there is no need for fear about fuel scarcity because of withdrawal of services by the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO). SEE ALSO: Westron…

Government

Lawmaker Drums Support for Buhari

Igbaugba Ehigimetor Jan 12, 2020 0

Rep. Dennis Idahosa (APC-Edo) says by successfully ending the perennial fuel scarcity during yuletide, Nigerians should trust President Muhammadu Buhari administration to address other challenges confronting the country. …

Government

Fuel Scarcity Hits Baruten LGA, Kwara Speaker Cries

Mujidat Oyewole Jan 7, 2020 0

The Speaker, Kwara House of Assembly, Mr Yakubu Danladi, has expressed concern over fuel scarcity in four districts of Baruten Local Government Area of the state. Danladi cried out during a courtesy visit to Compt. Mohammed…

News

Border Closure: Fuel Consumption Dropped By 70% In Adamawa – Ciroma

News Agency of Nigeria Dec 21, 2019 0

The Adamawa State operations controller of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Ibrahim Ciroma, has said that the border closure has regreesively affected the number of trucks entering Adamawa on a daily basis. According to him,…

Government

IPMAN Reacts to report of impending fuel scarcity

News Agency of Nigeria Oct 3, 2019 0

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, has debunked reports of impending fuel scarcity, saying the report is a ‘calumny’. National President of the association, Alhaji Sanusi Abdu Fari in a statement on…

News

Fear of fuel scarcity grips Kano

Tukur Muntari Apr 15, 2019 0

There is fear of fuel scarcity in some local government areas of Kano State on Monday, following the relunctance of some marketers to dispense the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, in anticipation of a new pump price…

Metro

Fuel scarcity hits Osun

Folayemi Jedo Apr 14, 2019 0

Despite assurances of availability of Premium Motor Spirit by Federal Government, many petrol stations in Osun were not selling the product, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A NAN correspondent who went round the Osun State…

Metro

Fuel scarcity hits Lagos,, Ondo despite NNPC’s reassurance

Samuel Oduoye Apr 14, 2019 0

Despite the insistence of the the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) that the there is sufficient stock, many petrol retail outlets in some parts of the Lagos shutdown their stations, leading to long queues in a few filling…

News

“No cause for alarm” – MOMAN assures Nigerians on petrol scarcity

Yunus Yusuf Apr 12, 2019 0

The Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) on Friday urged Nigerians to stop panicking over the likelihood of fuel scarcity. It assured of the association’s effective distribution of petroleum products across the country.…

News

Easter: NNPC Reacts To Looming Fuel Scarcity

John Ogunsemore Apr 12, 2019 0

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has described reports of looming fuel scarcity as “tales fabricated by mischief makers with intent to create undue panic in the prevailing sanity in the fuel supply and distribution matrix…

Metro

Please, No Fuel Scarcity This Yuletide- MURIC Cries Out

News Agency of Nigeria Dec 5, 2018 0

Oil marketers have issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Government (FG) threatening to embark on a strike and shut down all depots across the country if their outstanding debts totalling N800 billion in subsidies, are not paid. In…

Government

Annual Fuel Scarcity Must not Happen this Year

News Agency of Nigeria Oct 29, 2018 0

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on the Federal Government (FG) to tighten its seat belt as yuletide approaches. The organization alerted FG to the annual phenomenom of artificial fuel scarcity which usually reared its ugly head…

Business

Scarcity: We’ve imported $5.8bn worth of petrol- NNPC

Adejumo Kester Feb 21, 2018 0

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Tuesday said it had imported 9.8 million metric tonnes of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, worth $5.8bn to combat the fuel crisis that resurfaced late last year. The Group…

Business

Fuel scarcity: NNPC To Import 100 Million Litres Daily

Adejumo Kester Feb 9, 2018 0

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Thursday announced that it had programmed to bring in two cargoes of petrol per day for the rest of this month in order to boost supply and eradicate the fuel queues that had resurfaced in many…

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