fuel scarcity

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has attributed the current fuel scarcity to the combination of low refining capacity and inconsistent government policies in the petroleum sector. IPMAN Deputy President,…

Economic Community of West Africa  (ECOWAS) Observer Mission to Nigeria has implored the Federal Government to be proactive in addressing the fuel and cash scarcity citizens of the country are facing. ECOWAS further noted that the…

Lagos State Government has announced plans to cushion the effect of fuel scarcity and naira notes scarcity in the state. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said this on Wednesday at a media briefing, during which he appreciated Lagosians…

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, on Wednesday said the February 25 and March 11 elections will hold despite the fuel scarcity and the limited availability of Naira notes nationwide.…

Director, Media and Publicity, All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Bayo Onanuga, has refuted notions that the comment of the ruling party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, made on fuel scarcity and naira…

House of Representatives has urged the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC)Limited, as the sole importer of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, to urgently ease off the queues at the filling stations across Nigeria.…

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has said there is confusion in the oil sector in Nigeria, following the prolonged fuel scarcity that has been hitting hard on the country for months. The Deputy…

National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has disclosed it will take a strong stance against the scarcity of petrol if the Federal Government does not do anything to end the problem. It further stated that the unavailability…

As part of measures to tackle the lingering fuel scarcity in the country,Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has increased the number of major oil marketers in Nigeria from seven to 20. A document obtained, revealed that…

Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) in nine northern states has embarked on a three-day warning strike by withdrawing services at depots. This Federal Capital Territory, Kaduna, Nasarawa, Kogi, Niger and…

Motorists in the major cities of Lagos, Abuja, and Ogun faced long lines at stations, forcing them to wait for hours, in order to purchase fuel. Long lines were seen at various filling stations in Lagos and Ogun states on Monday,…

Marketers have disclosed that fuel scarcity has been recurrent in Abuja as a result of the high cost of transporting the product from the ports. The president of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN,…

Local airlines under the aegis of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) have suspended their threat to shut down flight operations over the outrageous hike in the price ofairline fuel called Jet-A1 fuel. AON Vice President, Allen Onyema…

Business mogul and chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA), Tony Elumelu, has slammed Nigerian leaders about the myriad of challenges that Nigerians are battling every day. Taking to his Twitter handle on Thursday, he revealed that he…

Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) has directed all its depots and outlets to begin 24 hours operations to address the fuel scarcity across the country. NNPC Group Executive Director (Downstream), Mr Adetunji Adeyemi, announced…