An Economic Expert, Dr Sand Mba-Kalu has said the fuel price hike by NNPC Ltd. from N617 per litre to N897 litre will push more Nigerians into poverty. The expert said the sudden increase in Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) pump price by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC...
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The Cross River and Akwa Ibom States Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 26,625 liters of petrol at different locations in Cross River. Comptroller in-charge of the Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘A’ Lagos, Mr Kehinde Ejibunu, made this disclosure in Calabar on Tuesday. Ejibunu, who...
By Patrick ABANG, Calabar – Against the backdrop of illegal exportation of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) across Nigerian borders, the Nigeria Customs Service has warned that smugglers and other perpetrators shall be duly punished This was made known by the National Coordinator for Operation Whirlwind; Controller HK Ejibunu,...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Sokoto/Zamfara Command has auctioned 25,162 litres of seized petrol to the public in Sokoto State. The Area Controller, Mr Kamal Muhammed, stated this while addressing newsmen in Sokoto on Wednesday. According to Muhammed, the auction is in line with extant...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – The NNPC Retail Limited has debunked a viral video on social media (specifically on X) depicting a fuel pump attendant at one of our filling stations requiring customers to purchase lubricants or engine oil in order to buy Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Troops of Nigerian Army have intercepted and apprehended eight members of a syndicate that specialises in smuggling fuel from Nigeria to the Ambazonian rebels in the Republic of Cameroon to facilitate terrorists’ activities. The Nigerian Army, in a post on its official X Handle...
The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base (FOB), Ibaka, says it has arrested two suspected oil thieves carrying 3,500 litres of petrol in a wooden boat en route Cameroon. The Commanding Officer, Capt. Uche Aneke, disclosed this while handing over the suspects and items to Nigerian Security and Civil...
The Adamawa/Taraba command of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) says it has recently seized 12,435 liters of petrol worth N10.8 million. The Customs Area Comptroller in charge of the command, Bashir Garba-Bature made the disclosure while briefing newsmen in Yola. According to him, the seized items included 491×25lt...
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...
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...
Nigerian Navy has arrested three men at Ibaka in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom on Monday as they were ferrying 10,000 litres of petrol to Cameroon. Commanding Officer of the Navy Forward Operating Base (FOB), Ibaka, Navy Capt. Uche Aneke, handed the suspects, the boat, and...
The Forward Operating Base (FOB) of the Nigerian Navy in Badagry, Lagos State, said it intercepted 15,540 litres of petrol stored in a building along Badagry creeks. The Commanding Officer of the FOB, Navy Capt. B A Amakiri, said naval operatives intercepted 518 ×30 Jerry cans on Thursday,...
The National Bureau of Statistics says 11.94 billion litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol were imported in the first half of 2023. The NBS stated this in its Petroleum Products Distribution Statistics for Half Year 2023 released in Abuja on Wednesday. The report said...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd has assured the public that there is no imminent increase in the cost of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol. In a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday by its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi O. Soneye, the ...
The Dangote Refinery has started production. The largest single-train refinery in the world located in Nigeria’s commercial hub began operations in the early hours of Friday. This followed the delivery of six million barrels of crude supply to the refinery. Although it was supposed to begin operations...
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has appealed to Nigerians not to engage in panic buying of petrol, saying it has enough in stock. Mr Farouk Ahmed, the Chief Executive Officer, NMDPRA confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Tuesday. Ahmed...
Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, on Saturday, queried the volume of Nigeria’s daily consumption of Premium Motor Spirit also known as petrol. Sanusi described as unbelievable the claim by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited that Nigeria consumes 66 million litres of...