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Oyo Transmission Substation Gets Lifeline for Power Boost

By Web News 8 April 2022 423 0

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

By Web News 8 March 2022 127 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

By Web News 7 March 2022 497 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

By Web News 4 March 2022 211 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

By Web News 18 January 2022 283 0

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

By Web News 20 December 2021 221 0

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

By Web News 3 December 2021 260 0

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

By Web News 23 November 2021 211 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

By Web News 23 September 2021 221 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

By Web News 16 August 2021 217 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

By Web News 10 August 2021 387 0

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

By Web News 4 June 2021 294 0

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

By Web News 24 May 2021 211 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

By Web News 21 May 2021 255 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

By Web News 16 May 2021 282 0

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

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Grid Collapse Causes Nationwide Power Outage

By Web News 13 May 2021 214 0

The national electricity grid suffered a system collapse on Wednesday, leading to power outage across the country. Spokesperson of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Ndidi Mbah said there was ongoing effort to fully restore electricity on the grid. “The Transmission Company of Nigeria hereby states that at about 11.01 am today, 12th of May, […]Continue Reading

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FG Faults World Bank Report On Electricity Supply

By Web News 26 April 2021 241 0

The Federal Government has faulted claims by a World Bank report which indicated that 78% of power consumers in Nigeria get less than 12 hours of daily electricity supply. A Special Adviser to the President on Infrastructure, Mr. Ahmad Rufai Zakari, said in statement in Abuja that it was unclear what empirical evidence the World […]Continue Reading

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Community Protests Perennial Blackout in Ibadan

By Web News 13 April 2021 650 0

Residents of Afonta community in Ibadan North West local government have protested perennial power outage. Radio Nigeria who visited the area observed that the residents were visibly angry at the development. Reacting, the community leader of Afonta, Mrs Toyin Balogun said despite their contributions to the installation of transformer to the area, Ibadan electricity Continue Reading

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DPR Seals off Seven Filling Stations in Ibadan

By Web News 18 March 2021 372 0

The Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, has sealed off seven filling stations in Ibadan for selling Premium motor spirit, PMS, above the official pump price. The filling stations were sealed during a monitoring exercise in Ibadan. Out of sixty four filling stations visited in Ibadan, seven were sealed for noncompliance while others were cautioned against violating Continue Reading

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Maritime Expert Canvasses Alternative Source Of Energy

By Web News 16 March 2021 276 0

The Director-General, Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh has stressed the need for the country to find an alternative source of energy in the nearest future. Dr Jamoh made the emphasis during a courtesy visit to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu in Akure. He observed that several countries has been working hard towards […]Continue Reading

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Minister Calls For Synergy To Fight Illegal Mining

By Web News 16 March 2021 287 0

Minister of State for Mines and Development, Dr. Uchechukwu Sampson Ogan says all the tiers of government must partner and work together within the context of the provisions of the extant mining laws to unlock the minerals sector potentials and grow it to optimal level. He stated this during a courtesy visit to Governor Seyi Makinde of […]Continue Reading

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Reactions Trail Rumoured Increase in Fuel Price

By Web News 12 March 2021 260 0

Following the recent insinuation of the hike in the price of premium motor spirit from N162 to N212, motorists in Ibadan, Oyo State, have continued  to react to the development. Reacting to the new increase in pump price of N212, two commercial drivers, who expressed displeasure at the increase, said the hike in petrol pump price […]Continue Reading

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No Increase in Depot Price of Petrol in March – NNPC

By Web News 12 March 2021 325 0

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporations (NNPC) says it has not increased the Ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol. The Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the Corporation, Dr Kennie Obateru, disclosed this on Friday, while addressing newsmen in Abuja. Ex-deport price is the price at which oil marketers […]Continue Reading

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₦212 Price: Fuel Pumps Go-Dry as Stations Close to Customers

By Web News 12 March 2021 415 0

Most filling stations in Ibadan metropolis have closed to customers, thereby hindering motorists from assessing the product. Radio Nigeria correspondent, who monitored the situation, reports that some major marketers selling the product at N162 were not selling while few that were selling had an abysmal long queue of vehicle. Radio Nigeria also observed that Continue Reading

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Oyo Govt. To Energize 28 Abandoned Transformers Across The State

By Web News 9 March 2021 251 0

Oyo State government has declared that it was set to energize 28 transformers in the three senatorial districts in the State. Most of the transformers were procured during the tenure of former governor Alao Akala and were not energized throughout the duration of reign of late Abiola Ajimobi.    The State Commissioner for Energy and Natural […]Continue Reading