President Muhammadu Buhari, weekend, met behind closed doors with Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum, Downstream, Kabir Marafa, on measure taken to avert fuel scarcity during the festive season, following the threat by Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG. The meeting took place at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Briefing State House correspondents after […]
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has again assured the Nigerian public that the ugly experience witnessed last year, during the Christmas and New Year festivities due to scarcity of petroleum products will not happen again this year. The Group Managing Director of NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru, made the pledge at the just concluded Lagos […]
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Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG and its Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Association, PENGASSAN, have threatened to shut down the nation’s Petroleum industry of alleged plans to sack thousands of workers from its operations nationwide. Leaders of NUPENG and PENGASSAN have already directed their members nationwide to prepare to withdraw their […]
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has allayed fears of possible hiccups in petroleum products supply in parts of the country following an ultimatum issued by the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) over a purported intervention by an arm of the security agencies in what the union viewed as purely labour […]
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Friday said there would be no scarcity of petroleum products in the country or supply disruptions in parts of the country following a potential crisis brewing from a reported misunderstanding between National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and security agencies. NNPC in a statement from […]
Read More The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Friday, allayed fears of possible hitch in petroleum products supply in parts of the country, stating that it has already commenced moves to resolve the issue that might lead to an interference in supply. This, according to a statement by the NNPC, in Abuja, was following an ultimatum issued […]
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The Federal Government has concluded plans to construct a new refinery along the Niger and Katsina State border. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, who stated this when he met with the President of the Republic of Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou and the Energy Minister, Mr. Foumakoye Gado, said the deal will also […]
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Senate has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to, within one week, end long queues in fuel stations across the country. The resolution followed the unanimous adoption of an interim report of its Joint Committee on Petroleum Resources, over the lingering fuel crisis. Presenting the report, […]
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Despite the increase in fuel allocation to 250 trucks daily by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to arrest the fuel queues which returned to major parts of Lagos on Sunday, the situation continued unabated yesterday, as majority of the fuel stations had a hectic day attending to motorists. Majority of the fuel stations across […]
Read More As the petrol scarcity gradually abates nationwide, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it has deployed more of its depots and other throughput facilities to enforce the ₦133.28 ex-depot price. A statement by the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of NNPC, Mr. Ndu Ughamadu, quoted the Managing Director of PPMC, Mr. Umar […]
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Efforts to ensure that marketers adhere to the approved retail price of petrol received a boost as the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) yesterday, sealed three filling stations in Ibeju Lekki and Epe in Lagos for hoarding fuel and selling above pump price. Chief Mechanical Engineer of DPR, Mr Igheghe Abel, who led the inspection […]
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, on Tuesday assured Nigerians that there would no longer be fuel scarcity which had caused unbearable queues for Nigerians. The Group Managing Director of the corporation, Dr Maikanti Baru said this in Abuja at the 2018/2019 crude oil term contract bid opening. According to him, the opening of bids […]
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