[responsivevoice buttonposition=”after”] Tragedy was averted on Saturday at the NNPC (Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation) filling station at Alagbole Akute, the filling station which is located between Ajayi Farm bus stop and Oremeji bus stop, when a petrol tanker caught fire while discharging PMS (premium motor spirit) into the underground storage tanks. TELL gathered that the…
Fuel Price Increase: Nigerians Subjected to Double Jeopardy – Osifo, PENGASSAN President
With Nigerians still smarting from the sudden increase in the pump prices of petroleum products announced on Wednesday, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association, PENGASSAN, has berated the federal government for subjecting Nigerians to double jeopardy by devaluing the Naira and at the same time increasing the prices of petroleum products. PENGASSAN also argued…
Fire Gut NNPC Petrol Station in Lagos
A fire outbreak has reportedly occurred at a petrol station owned by the NNPC in Ogba area of Lagos state. As at the time of filing the report, the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained as 6 buildings have been affected by the fire outbreak. However, firefighters are said to be having difficulties in…
Remarks By Abubakar Bukola At The 2nd Year Anniversary Of The 8th Senate June 9, 2017
The 8th Senate has passed 96 bills and 72 petitions in just 2years REMARKS BY H.E. (DR.) ABUBAKAR BUKOLA PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, AT THE 2ND YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE 8TH SENATE TODAY JUNE 9TH 2017. PROTOCOL 1. Distinguished colleagues, our invited guests, ladies, and gentlemen, I am immensely pleased to welcome you to this special session on the second anniversary of the 8th Senate. Let…
NNPC Cancels Offshore SWAP Deal
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Thursday announced the cancellation of the Offshore Processing Agreements entered Into in January 2015, with three companies namely, Duke Oil Company Inc., Aiteo Energy Resources Limited and Sahara Energy Resources Limited. The deal, initiated by the Jonathan administration, saw the NNPC allocate 210,000 barrels per day of crude oil…
Saraki Vows to Tackle Corruption in NNPC
Bukola Saraki, Senate President, has promised to visit the alleged corruption in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC. He also promised that the Senate, under his leadership, would fix the amount the corporation could spend to run its operations. Saraki said this when member groups of the Civil Society Situation Room, led by the convener,Clement…
Four Convicted For Stealing Petrol
Four men have been convicted and sentenced to 24 years jail term for stealing petroleum products in Lagos. They were sentenced on Monday by a Federal High Court in Lagos for stealing petroleum products belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC. The four convicts, who are to share the jail term equally, are Yama…
Abuja: NNPC Promises End To Fuel Scarcity
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC said it has deployed more fuel tanks to ease the long queues of motorists in the various fuel stations in Abuja, the federal capital territory and its environs. In a statement, Ohi Alegbe, Group General Manager, group public affairs division, NNPC, urged the public to resist the “temptation of…
Court Nullifies House Summons On Diezani
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has nullified the summons of the House of Representatives on the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. The House had summoned Alison-Madueke in order to probe her alleged waste of public funds on the use of chartered jets for unofficial purposes. Justice Ahmed Mohammed on Wednesday, December 17,…
Strike won’t Affect Fuel Distribution – NNPC
As the three-day warning strikeof the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, and the NigeriaUnion of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, kicks off today,the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has assured that the action would not disrupt the distribution of petroleum products in the country. The corporation gave the assurance…
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