Tag: Petrol
One killed, vehicles razed as petrol-laden tanker explodes in Lagos
A petrol-laden tanker, on Friday, crashed and exploded at Ajegunle bus stop, Alagbado on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway.
It was gathered that the tanker exploded at...
NNPC: 1.6bn litres of PMS available for distribution
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPC) has said there are over 1.6 billion litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) available for nationwide distribution.
Malam...
NUPRC probes oil theft, sets up panel of experts
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has set up a team of experts to carry out thorough auditing of the activities of operators...
Mother pours petrol on daughter, sets her ablaze in Ogun
A housewife and mother of five, Aisha Tijani, has poured petrol on her 10-year-old daughter and set her ablaze in the Mowe area of...
NLC condemns fuel scarcity, price hike of diesel, aviation fuel
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has expressed displeasure over the increase in price and prolonged fuel scarcity across the country.
The NLC condemned the price...
Sylva: Nigeria has 1.9bn litres of petrol, to last 32 days
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr. Timipre Sylva, on Wednesday said the country has 1.9 billion litres of petrol.
Sylva, while updating the Federal...
Fire guts building as petrol tanker explodes in Lagos
There was tension in the Mushin area of Lagos State on Wednesday as a three-storey building was gutted by fire.
It was gathered that the...
FG likens petrol scarcity to ‘accident’ as NNPC begins 24 -hr...
The Federal Government has likened the prolonged petrol scarcity in the country to an accident, saying it was undesirable and unexpected.
The Minister of State...
Adulterated petrol: Reps grill Emadeb-led consortium, narrows probe to Brittania-U
The House of Representatives’ Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream), on Tuesday, grilled Emadeb Energy Services Limited, the lead of the Emadeb/Hyde/AY Maikifi/Brittania-U Consortium, over...
17 persons burnt to death as petrol tanker catches fire in...
No fewer than 17 persons were burnt to death on Friday after a tanker caught fire along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway in Ogun State.
The Federal...
