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Geoffrey Onyeama Nigerians returning to country are no longer going to pay for the cost of their mandatory quarantine, according to the Foreign Affairs Minister @GeoffreyOnyeama. You’d recall that the government earlier stated that the returnees would have to take care of the bills for their compulsory quarantine upon return to the country. The
Private fuel marketers have yet to reduce the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit ( petrol ) , while retail stations belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation have started selling at N 125 per litre . The PUNCH correspondent, who visited several filling stations including Oando, Mobil and Capital Oil and Gas on the
The major cause of the gas pipeline explosion yesterday at Abule-Ado axis of lagos state has been a major cause of concern to the public as both the government and individuals present different and contradictory information. You’d recall that Rev.Sr Henrietta Alokha,Principal of Bethlehem Secondary school died from the bizarre incidence as many of the students of
There are 2,201 petrol stations in Nigeria’s porous border towns and coastal frontiers, with a combined fuel tank capacity of 144.9 million litres. The shock discovery has made the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to sound the alarm bells that an unprecedented cross-border smuggling of petrol to neighbouring countries is ongoing, making it difficult
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]NPC operates a secret account used for siphoning monies,currently has a balance of $137mllion,$4million has previously been withdrawn – Sen. Malaye Lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Dino Melaye, has raised the alarm over alleged operation of a secret account by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and other joint venture companies. Melaye, who
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]resident Muhammadu Buhari has said that the ongoing fuel scarcity in the country was regrettable. Buhari, who spoke through his verifiable Twitter handle, yesterday said he had directed regulators in the oil sector to intensify surveillance with a view to preventing hoarding of the products. The nation has been in the throes of
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it is intensifying efforts to flood the market with petrol and other products to ease scarcity pervading the country. Many motorists and travellers had been groaning in pains in the last few days over the persistent fuel scarcity across the country. The NNPC spokesman, Mr Ndu Ughamadu, said
President Buhari’s old tweet reacting to the Fuel scarcity during Goodluck Jonathan’s administration. He tweeted: “The countless man hours that will be spent at petrol stations today, will reduce our productivity as a nation.This should not be so. – GMB” Credit :amiloaded. com.
By Ibezim Chukwuechezonam Jk [dropcap]W[/dropcap]ith pain in my heart i write this, with unfettered acrimony, i weep for this hopeless nation…. For how long must we continue to be in this Egypt and still led by these clueless and devilish Pharaohs?… Can a rat eat the food of someone who’s awake?… Well, in Nigeria,
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]igerians wishing a quick end to the scarcity of fuel across the country may have more days to wait going by the explanation offered by Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu. Kachikwu at a press briefing in Abuja yesterday blamed the fuel crisis on gap in supply of petroleum products. His explanation, however,