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House of Reps Commences Fuel Consumption Assessment

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The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Fuel Consumption has begun the assessment of the volume of petroleum products being consumed in the country on daily basis. Chairman of the Committee, Representatives, Uzoma Abonta, led other members of the committee on an oversight visit to tank Continue Reading

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Proactive intelligence vital in combating adulterated fuel sale – NSCDC

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The Osun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC says proactive intelligence is needed in the fight against the distribution of adulterated fuel A statement by the Corps spokesperson Mrs Olabisi Atanda reveals that the Osun State Commandant of the Corps, Mr Agboola Sunday stated this when he hosted the leadership […]Continue Reading

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PMB Attends Unveiling of NNPC Limited in Abuja

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President Muhammadu Buhari has officially unveiled the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, in line with the provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act, 2021. The unveiling, which took place earlier on Tuesday at the State House, Abuja, was aimed at promoting transparency, accountability and energy security. President Buhari described the unveiling as a landmark Continue Reading

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FG Restructures DISCOs, Takes Over Boards

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Federal government has announced the restructuring of five electricity distribution companies, also known as DISCOs. This was contained in a statement jointly signed on Tuesday by the Executive Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Sanusi Garba, and Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Alex Okoh. According to them, the Continue Reading

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OPEC Loses Secretary-General

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The Secretary-General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Muhammad Barkindo, is dead. Barkindo died late Tuesday. The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mele Kyari, announced Barkindo’s death in a tweeted posted to his verified Twitter handle, @MKKyari, in the early hours of Wednesday. “We lost our esteemed Dr Muhammad Continue Reading

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IPMAN Cautions Members Against Fuel Price Increase

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The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria on Wednesday warned members of the association not to dispense Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, above the approved N165/litre pump price. IPMAN in conjunction with the Association of Distributors and Transporters of Petroleum Products gave the warning in Abuja following reports that many retail Continue Reading

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Find Lasting Solution to Incessant Fuel Hike, IPMAN Tells FG

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Independent Petroleum Marketer Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, wants Federal Government to find a lasting solution to the hike in petroleum products. The chairman of IPMAN in Oyo and Osun states, Alhaji Bukola Mutiu stated this in Ibadan while featuring on Radio Amuludun FM weekly programme entitled ‘Ifiorowero’. Alhaji Mutiu, who attributed the low supply of the product to Continue Reading

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S/W: Apprehension, Panic Buying over Possible Fuel Price Increase

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As Nigerians are grappling with the harsh economic situation, long queues of vehicles have resurfaced again at filling stations in some states in the Southwest. Oyo In Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, residents have continued to experience difficulties to get the premium motor spirit, known as petrol. Radio Nigeria Correspondent who monitored the situation […]Continue Reading

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Fuel: Long Queues Resurface in Southwest

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FG Gives Go Ahead on Morocco-Europe Gas Pipeline

Web News 2 June 2022 256 0

FG Directs NNPC To Implement ECOWAS-Morocco-Europe Gas Pipeline The Federal Government has directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to implement a deal on a gas pipeline to Europe through Morocco. Africa’s gas resources are increasingly in the spotlight as the European Union looks to wean itself off Russian supplies following the invasion of Ukraine […]Continue Reading

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Oyo Transmission Substation Gets Lifeline for Power Boost

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The dream of residents of Oyo town and environ to enjoy a better electricity power supply seems to be on the verge of fulfillment following the long-awaited arrival of vital equipment needed at the 132/133 KVA transmission substation under construction in the area. The gigantic equipment hauled on a long flatbed carrier fitted with eighty […]Continue Reading

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Gov. Akeredolu Warns Petrol Dealers Against Hoarding

Web News 8 March 2022 184 0

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has again warned petrol dealers in the state to stop hoarding the product and sell at the approved pump price. The governor gave the warning while on an unscheduled inspection to a filling station suspected to be hoarding the product in Oke- Aro area of Akure. Governor Akeredolu who […]Continue Reading

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Fuel Crisis: Queues Disappear as Filling Stations Sell Above Pump Price

Web News 7 March 2022 585 0

Motorists in Oyo town are gradually heaving a sigh of relief as more filling stations have petrol to sell, although not at the government-regulated price. As a result, the long queue which characterized fuel sales in the ancient town up till last weekend has disappeared, except at four popular filling stations selling the product for […]Continue Reading

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‘Address fuel scarcity urgently, people are suffering’ – NLC Tells Government

Web News 4 March 2022 279 0

The Nigeria Labour Congress NLC has called on government to address issue of fuel scarcity in the country as a matter of urgency. The NLC Chairman in Ekiti State Comrade Kolapo Olatunde made the call in a statement in Ado-Ekiti. According to Comrade Olatunde, “The untold hardship created by fuel scarcity in our clime is […]Continue Reading

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Breaking: Fire Razes Petrol Tanker in Ibadan

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A tanker loaded with thirty-three thousand litres of petrol Tuesday caught fire at SAO filling station located along challenge-toll gate road, Ibadan, Oyo state.  Radio Nigeria Correspondent who was at the scene of the fire said the inferno began around noon when the petrol tanker was about to deliver fuel to the filling station. Some […]Continue Reading

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IBEDC Re-Launches Meter Assets Providers Scheme

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The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), has re-launched the Meter Assets Providers Scheme (MAPS), which will enable electricity consumers to pay upfront for energy through the prepaid meter option. This followed the directive of the National Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, that electricity consumers should be given the choice to purchase meters. Continue Reading

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Ministry of Mines, Steel Development Partners Oyo on Airborne Survey

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Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development in conjunction with the Oyo state government has disclosed plans to commence an airborne geophysical survey in the state.  The minister of Mines and Steel Development, Archtiect Olamilekan Adegbite made this known during a press conference in Ibadan. Archtiect Olamilekan who spoke through Director of Geophysics Continue Reading

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Delta Govt. Advocates Adoption Of LPG

Web News 23 November 2021 293 0

Stakeholders in the liquefied petroleum gas sector have advocated the usage of cooking gas as a cleaner and healthier means of cooking, unlike the use of other resources like kerosene and firewood, which poses health and environmental dangers. They made this known at a Two Day Sensitization Awareness Campaign in Asaba, the Delta State capital, […]Continue Reading

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Ogun Govt, DPR, Collaborate On Tackling Illegal Siting Of Filling Stations

Web News 23 September 2021 288 0

The Ogun State Government has expressed its readiness to interface with the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, to enforce due processes in the marketing of oil and gas resources in the state. Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr. Tunji Odunlami made this known in Abeokuta, at a consultative forum aimed at improving the […]Continue Reading

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President Buhari Signs Petroleum Industry Bill Into Law

Web News 16 August 2021 314 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Petroleum Industry Bill 2021 into law. Working from home in five days quarantine as required by the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 after returning from London on Friday August 13, the President assented to the Bill Monday August 16, in his determination to fulfill his constitutional duty. The ceremonial […]Continue Reading

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Ibadan Residents Lament High Cost Of Cooking Gas

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Some residents of Ibadan have expressed worry over the rising cost of cooking gas.  They voiced their concern in an interview with Radio Nigeria. Three of them, Mr Adunola Ojo, Mrs Martha Olaojesu and Mrs Esther said the rise in the cost of cooking gas was adding to the burden placed on the masses by […]Continue Reading

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Oko Residents allege IBEDC of Marginalisation

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Some residents of Oko Surulere local government areas of Oyo state have protested an alleged attempt to marginalize them by Ibadan Electricity Distribution company,Ibedc, Osogbo. The protesters who stormed the premises of Radio Nigeria in Oko carried placards with inscriptions such as Our breaker must not be given to Ede water works, enough of crazy […]Continue Reading

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Gas Explosion: Ogun Govt. seals 2 Outlets

Web News 24 May 2021 284 0

Two gas dispensing outlets in Abeokuta the Ogun state capital have been sealed up by the Technical team setup by the State Government while all gas dispensing outlets have been directed to suspend operations pending the outcome of the ongoing investigation into recent explosions across Abeokuta metropolis. The sealing of the outlets which include a […]Continue Reading

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Gov. Abiodun Warns Against Sale of Adulterated Gas

Web News 21 May 2021 328 0

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has said that anyone found guilty of selling adulterated gas products or violating safety protocols in the state would face the full wrath of the law.  Governor Abiodun gave the warning while reacting to incessant gas explosions in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital. The Governor explained that he had directed […]Continue Reading

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NLC Strike: Kaduna in Total Blackout

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There is total blackout in Kaduna as electricity workers join a strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress, to protest the sacking of civil servants by the state government. Kaduna Electric Distribution Company (KAEDCO), Head of Corporate Communication, Abdulazeez Abdullahi, in a statement explained that the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has knocked off all […]Continue Reading