Economy

Filling Stations In Ibadan Adjust To New Petrol Pump Price

By Web News 1762

Some filling stations in Ibadan, Oyo State have started selling premium motor spirit at the new price of between one hundred and sixty-eight, 168 naira and one hundred and seventy, 170 naira per litre.

This followed the directive by Pipeline Products Marketing Company, PPMC, a subsidiary of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC.

Our correspondent who monitored the situation in some of the filling stations around Apete, Sango, Mokola and Dugbe within the metropolis observed that most of the stations indicated the new pump price on their metre and queues were seen at few of the stations.

Some motorists lamented that the product was not scarce but they went through lot of stress at the stations before they could get it even at the high price.

They decried the development nothing that there had been unstable changes in the price which they said required reasonable fix price.

It would be recalled that the PPMC announced the new price of petrol of between one hundred and sixty-eight Naira to one hundred and seventy from one hundred and sixty Naira that it was before.

Tawakalit Ibrahim

Economy

Ibadan Residents Frown At New Pump Price Of Petrol

By Web News 802

The level of compliance to the new increase in pump price of premium motor spirit, PMS, from one hundred and sixty naira to one hundred and seventy naira per liter by filling stations in Ibadan has not taken effect.

The new price which was announced last night by the Petroleum Products Marketing Company, PPMC, a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC.

Our correspondent who monitored the situation in Ibadan observed that a good number of filling stations sold at one hundred and fifty-nine naira per litre.

However, many major marketers had not changed their price from one hundred and twenty five to the new price.

One of the major marketers who spoke on the condition of anonymity said they were waiting for directive from the headquarters.

Some motorists and commercial drivers who spoke with Radio Nigeria on the new pump price frowned at the development and enjoined the federal government to make the country refineries work so as to put an end to incessant increase of the petroleum products.

They, however, commended the independent marketers for taking their time before effecting the new price.

Olukemi Akintunde

Lifestyle

Covid-19: Family Announces Death of 1st Victim in Nigeria

By Web News 731

Our family is deeply saddened to inform you of the sudden death of our beloved Father, Uncle, Brother, and friend, Engineer Suleiman Achimugu.

The former Managing Director of Pipelines and Product Marketing Company of Nigeria, PPMC) died of COVID-19 on 22/03/2020 some days after he arrived in Nigeria from the United Kingdom.

He was in self-isolation upon his return from the UK and personally called the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, after experiencing some discomfort that are related to COVID-19 symptoms. 

He tested positive and was promptly evacuated to the specialist hospital and died while receiving treatment.

We implore the general public to pray upon his soul and the recovery of infected persons.

Your thoughts and prayers would be appreciated.

Please maintain the public social distancing and restriction advice as we all walk through this very difficult time.

He has since been buried according to Islamic rites.

May Allah SWA have mercy on him.

Ameen

Abubakar Achimugu for the family