THE lawmaker representing Amuwo Odofin Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Oghene Egoh has blamed the Federal Government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, over the current fuel scarcity in the country.

AFTER nearly one month of persistent fuel scarcity, motorists can now heave a sigh of relief as the scarce commodity is now available.

A coalition of civil society groups under the aegis of Civil Society for Development Initiative, CSDI, have accused oil marketers of pushing for a return of the fuel subsidy regime.

It is no longer news that petrol is scarce in Kano metropolis. What is now news is that commercial tricycle operators on Friday increased their fares by about 70 per cent. The petrol scarcity had reduced the number of tricycle operators popularly known as “Yan’adaidaita’’ on the roads. NAN reports that some of the operators […]

Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command under the Mushin Area Command led by the Area Commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP Olasoji Olabayo on Sunday swooped on a Jet A1 siphoning and smuggling ring who had been stealing the products for months and selling it as kerosene to unsuspecting members of the public.

Dr. Maikanti Baru, Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says about 13 vessels are presently discharging petroleum products at various seaports across the country.

As the ongoing scarcity of petrol continues to bite harder, many people are seen josting for fuel in  Port Harcourt.

Some residents of Enugu state‎ have parked their cars following the hike in price of petrol to N250 per liter.

Following the petrol scarcity witnessed in many parts of the country in this festive period, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to provide petrol to Nigerians and stop shifting the blames on marketers, saying the president knew that the buck stops at his table when he appointed himself as Nigeria’s Minister of Petroleum and Resources.

THE Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, yesterday said it his sealed 38 petrol stations in Delta State for selling fuel above the pump price of N145 per liter.

ABUJA—The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday said the ongoing fuel scarcity in the country should be blamed on oil marketers, saying they were hoarding the product.

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), in Anambra has warned members of the public against storing petroleum product in their homes to avoid possible fire outbreak.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday stated that its monitoring team together with security agencies set up to rapidly end remnants of petroleum products supply gaps in parts of the country has discovered 144 trucks that were not streamed by some marketers in Kano.

THE Campaign for Democracy has warned the Federal Government against increasing the pump price of petrol, noting that Nigerians would be mobilised to resist any attempt to do so.

It is yet another Yuletide and petroleum products scarcity resurfaced in parts of the country during the week.  Was it really a supply gap rectified by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC. It is always harrowing and horrifying the sight of fuel queues and motorists on vigil; like the eve of some festivals and holy days, spent in prayer.  The management of the corporation promptly responded; it did not degenerate to similar situations previously where community search parties were conducted by petrol consumers to find benevolent marketers that may sell the elusive commodity.