Tag: Petroleum Products
NSCDC advocates 25-year jail term for pipeline vandals
Donatus Ikemefuna, Commandant, Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), on Friday advocated a 25-year…
Police shut filling stations, arrest managers
The Nigeria Police has shut down two petrol stations in the Ikorodu area of Lagos and arrested their managers for…
No Plan To Jack Up Fuel Price, Says Jonathan
Eromosele Ebhomele & with agency report President Goodluck Jonathan said in Abuja on Sunday that the Federal Government had no…
19 Ships With Petroleum Products Arrive Lagos Ports
Nineteen ships laden with different petroleum products have arrived at the ports in Lagos, according to the Nigerian Ports Authority…
Oil Pollution: Fashola Orders OPD To Sue Civil Defence
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has ordered the Office of the Public Defender, OPD, to take legal action against…
No Going Back On Oil Subsidy Removal —Jonathan
The President Goodluck Jonathan-led Federal Government has restated its plan to fully deregulate the downstream oil sector, despite the aversion…
How NIMASA Underdeveloped Nigerian Maritime Sector
Accusations and counter-accusations have continued over the alleged oil thefts along the nation’s coastal waters, as maritime, oil and gas…
DPR Seals 294 Filling Stations In Lagos
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says it sealed 294 filling stations for various offences in Lagos in 2012. Mrs.…
Lagos Lawmakers Condemn Fuel Scarcity, Hawking
The Lagos State House of Assembly (LAHA), on Tuesday expressed concern at the scarcity of petrol and the rate at…
The Subsidy Conundrum
By Chido Onumah If you are confused about the assurance by President Jonathan during his recent media chat that “Subsidy…
The Scarcity Of Fuel
The lingering scarcity of petroleum products across the country and the hardship Nigerians are facing may destroy the last vestiges…
Alleged Subsidy Fraudsters Get N10m Bail
Petroleum products importers who were alleged to have fraudulently obtained the sum of N1.051 billion (about $656 million) from the…
NIMASA Unseals Iheanacho’s Oil Tank Facility
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) said it has unsealed Integrated Oil and Gas petroleum products tank facility…
Petrol Scarcity: 18 Ships Arrive Lagos With Fuel
Eighteen ships are waiting to berth and discharge petroleum products at various oil terminals within the Lagos ports, the Nigerian…
Conflict And Insurgency In Nigeria: Impact On Dev. Prospects And Nationhood
By Obadiah Mailafia With a population of 165 million, Nigeria is Africa’s largest country in terms of demographic size. With…