Nigerians have taken to social media to express concern, frustration and anger over fuel scarcity, which is biting harder in some parts of the country.

The Jos Field Office, Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, has debunked the insinuation by the Plateau State Government that petrol is being hoarded.

Long queues have resurfaced in Abuja filling states as motorists struggle to purchase Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that most fuel stations were locked while long queues were noticed in retail outlets in Wuse, Gwarimpa, Wuye and Kubwa expressway on Sunday. A private car owner, Mr […]

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has constituted a taskforce to check hoarding of products by fuel station operators. The Chairman of IPMAN, Kano Zone, Alhaji Bashir Danmallam, made the disclosure on Monday in Kano in a statement issued to newsmen. He said that the task force would work in collaboration with the […]

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, has constituted a task force committee to monitor hoarding of petroleum products, and artificial scarcity.

By Ediri Ejoh Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, has declared a nationwide strike, heightening fears of fuel scarcity in the country. PENGASSAN President, Festus Osifo confirmed the union’s position during his appearance on Channels Television breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily, yesterday. “Today (yesterday), PENGASSAN has declared a strike. Our members are […]

FG begins inspection of weights and measures of oil pump in Bayelsa By Davies Iheamnachor The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, has expressed fears that there may be petroleum scarcity in the country following attacks on fuel tankers by hoodlums, who hijacked the ENDSARS protest. IPMAN said over ten tankers belonging to its members […]

As Nigerians continue to experience untold hardship due to current fuel scarcity in the country, the Federal Government has blamed former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration for the development.

Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, Friday directed members of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers , PTD, in Lagos zone, to shut fuel distribution in Lagos and its environs over take-over of access roads to tank farms and fuel depots by containerised trucks, among other grievances.

By Victor Ahiuma-Young Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, Friday directed members of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers, PTD, in Lagos zone, to shut fuel distribution in and its environs over take-over access roads to tank farms and fuel depots by containerised trucks, among other grievances. The union is also protesting the deplorable […]

By Davies Iheamnachor There is panic in Port Harcourt, Rivers State as fuel scarcity hits the city, following an action by the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG. Many petro filling stations in the city have refused to sell while others are closed Wednesday morning. The fuel scarcity which resurfaced in the […]

Most of the petroleum stations in Badagry communities have closed as the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers of Nigeria (NUPENG) suspended distribution of fuel to the city. Mr Tayo Aboyeji, Chairman, South-West Chapter of the union told Newsmen in Badagry that the suspension was due to harassment and molestation of its members […]

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 Garba, the newly posted Border Drill Sector Coordinator, Sector 3, Ilorin, on Monday. This is contained in a statement […]

…Commends Buhari, NNPC GMD By Dirisu Yakubu, Abuja The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, has dismissed reports of impending fuel scarcity, saying those behind the reports do not mean well for the nation. National President of the association, Alhaji Sanusi Abdu Fari in a statement on Wednesday urged the public to disregard a […]

The Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) has urged airlines and air travellers not to panic over reports of aviation fuel scarcity as its members have enough product in their stock to meet the industry’s needs.