Tag: Fuel Scarcity
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BREAKING: Fuel scarcity looms as tanker drivers threaten to withdraw services
Nigerians are in for another round of fuel scarcity as the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) branch of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has threatened to withdraw its services. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports PTD threatened to withdraw its services if the installation of safety valves is not made mandatory in petroleum trucks…
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Fuel scarcity: DPR sends strong warning to petrol marketers
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has said it will not hesitate to apply appropriate sanctions on marketers engaged in hoarding of petroleum products in their outlets. Mr Sarki Auwalu, Director, DPR, gave the warning in a statement issued on Tuesday in Lagos. Auwalu said the warning was necessitated by the emergence of queues in…
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Fuel scarcity panic hits Abuja
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has advised Nigerians to stop panic buying and stocking of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol. Alhaji Suleiman Yakubu, the National Public Relations Officer of IPMAN, gave the advice in an interview on Sunday in Abuja, the federal capital territory (FCT). Yakubu fielded questions on the…
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Scarcity: NNPC, other stakeholders debunk fresh fuel hike rumours
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Tuesday allayed nationwide fears over alleged plans to hike pump price of petrol. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that some states including the FCT are experiencing scarcity of the product as some filling stations shut down. This has led to fears of a possible hike in the product. TNG also…
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Nigeria may experience fresh fuel scarcity – FG
The Federal Government said it is worried about the possibility of a scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, in the country. Mr Timipre Sylva, who is the Minister of State for Petroleum, raised the concern on Monday at a late-night meeting between the government and leaders of the organised labour. The…
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BREAKING: Fuel scarcity looms as PENGASSAN declares nationwide strike
President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), Festus Osifo has declared the association is embarking on an immediate nationwide strike. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the declaration made by Osifo when he appeared on Sunrise Daily on Channels TV on Monday morning has sparked fears of fuel scarcity in the country.…
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Fuel scarcity scare hits Abuja as long queues resurface at petrol stations
Long queues have resurfaced in most filling stations in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Most filling stations along the Kubwa Expressway and around Area 1 were filled with motorists trying to buy Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol. Some of the petrol stations that recorded the queues are Shema Filling Station, AA Ranonoil,…
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Marketers warn of looming fuel scarcity, say hoodlums destroy 10 petroleum tankers
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has hinted of a looming petroleum scarcity in the country following attacks on fuel tankers and disruption of depots’s operations across the country by #EndSARS protesters. Chairman of IPMAN in Rivers State, Dr. Joseph Obele, who spoke in a live radio programme in Port Harcourt on Friday…
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#EndSARS: Fuel scarcity imminent as depots stop loading
Indications emerged on Wednesday that Nigerians may yet again face scarcity of petroleum products as some depots have stopped loading-trucks. National Vice President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN ), Alhaji Abubakar Maigandi confirmed the development. He added that the #EndSARS protests and the resultant crises have stopped the marketers from transiting…
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Fuel scarcity imminent as NARTO begins nationwide warning strike today
Petrol scarcity is imminent as the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) on Monday announced plans to proceed on a warning strike today (Tuesday). NARTO is the umbrella organisation of commercial vehicles owners engaged in the haulage of petroleum products, cargoes, and movement of goods and passengers within the country and the West-African sub…