Tag: Fuel Scarcity

‘Scarcity of petroleum products may cause mass revolt’, NLC warns

Aminu Imam

The Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), has warned that the unending scarcity and outrageous prices of petroleum products across the country may lead to mass revolt, saying “there is an extent to which the people can endure the current hardship occasioned by the scarcity of refined petroleum products”. In an issued statement by the President of NLC, Ayuba Wabba, titled: “A Crisis Foretold! Local Refining of Petroleum is the Answer”, the Congress contended that the current scarcity and high cost of diesel and aviation fuel, besides the Premium Motor Spirit, commonly…

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Fuel scarcity, plot to force Nigerians to accept subsidy removal ? CNG

Aminu Imam

…As scarcity worsens across nation, grounds economic activities The Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG), has alleged that some persons created the lingering fuel scarcity to force Nigerians into accepting the failed fuel subsidy removal of the federal government. The Coalition also alleged that some influential people in the Presidency, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Ministry of Petroleum Resources as well as some marketers, have been orchestrating chaos in a coordinated manner in the petroleum sector after they failed to remove fuel subsidy. In an issued statement signed by the…

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“Don’t use fuel scarcity as excuse to increase pump price”, Human Rights group to FG

Aminu Imam

A human rights group, Campaign for Democracy, (CD), has decried the current fuel scarcity in the country, calling on the Federal Government to ensure that the unfortunate development does not become a device, or stratagem, to increase the price of the product. The rights group made the call on Friday, in an issued statement, titled: “Wake-Up Call To Every Nigerians”, signed by its General Secretary, Reverend Ifeanyi Odili, copy of which was made available to newsmen, saying the call became imperative as the fuel scarcity coincided with the Federal Government’s…

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Lack of fuel, light — How Nigerians are coping with the hard times

Aminu Imam

With about a month since the fuel crisis rocked the nation, with Nigerians expecting that things would be better by now, the situation, however, seems to be worse, as queues are still seen at petrol stations, with black marketeers selling at outrageous prices. As if this is not enough, Nigerians have in recent times been experiencing worsened epileptic power supply across the country. It is common knowledge that Nigeria’s electricity supply has never been steady, but in recent times most Nigerians who used to have about three hours of electricity…

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‘Resign!; 25 civil society groups urge NNPC GMD, Kyari, Farouk Ahmed over lingering fuel crisis

Aminu Imam

No fewer than twenty-five civil society organisations (CSOs) of northern extraction under a coalition of ‘Concerned Northern Forum’ yesterday called for the resignations of the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Ltd, (NNPC), Mele Kyari, and the CEO of the Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, (NMDPRA), Engr. Farouk Ahmed, over the lingering fuel crisis being experienced across the nation. Recall that the country has for the past three weeks been thrown into fuel scarcity due to imported adulterated fuel, causing long queues at petrol-filling stations.…

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Despite fuel scarcity Nigerians hit by electricity outage

Aminu Imam

Nigerians in several cities, including Abuja and Lagos, have been hit by a “double-whammy” of fuel scarcity and electricity outage, leaving millions struggling to keep up with their daily activities and businesses. In Abuja, reports have it that ‘black market’ petrol sold petrol as high as N700 per litre on Wednesday, as motorists spent hours at fuel stations trying to buy the product for their cars and generators. Recall that for weeks, the nation has faced the fuel shortage caused by the importation of low standard petrol into the country.…

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Fuel scarcity: ‘Nigerians are suffering’ — CAN

Aminu Imam

The Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN), has said the continued scarcity of fuel in Nigeria and the pains of having adulterated fuel in circulation have further increased the hardship Nigerians were going through for about a month now. The Chairman of CAN in Kaduna State and its Vice-Chairman in the Northern States and Abuja, Rev. Joseph Hayab, on Tuesday, said the apex Christian body was worried and wondered who was responsible for this bad product and scarcity. According to him, “Our citizens are considered to be the most patient people…

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Petrol scarcity: IPMAN warns against panic buying, says product will be available today ?

Aminu Imam

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, (IPMAN), has assured Nigerians of the availability of petroleum products across the country from today, Wednesday. Maigandi made the caution yesterday, whilespeaking as a guest on a television programme, warned motorists against panic buying. “The government and the NNPC are working on it”, he stated. “There is no way we can sell those contaminated because it will affect motorists. However, car owners should stop panic-buying. By God’s grace, today or tomorrow, the product will be available nationwide”. Recall that Nigerians woke up to…

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Petrol scarcity looms as NARTO plans to withdraw haulage

Aminu Imam

The Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners, (NARTO), has threatened to stop haulage of petroleum products across the country on account of the N430 per litre cost of diesel and other operational challenges. The association’s National President, Yusuf Lawal Othman, stated in Abuja yesterday, that the operational cost has become unbearable and would in the coming week cripple haulage of the product. While some States, including the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), have been struggling with fuel scarcity despite promises of the sufficiency of the product by the Nigerian National Petroleum…

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Fuel scarcity looms as private depots hike price by N9/litre

Aminu Imam

There are indications that petrol shortage might emerge as the Private Depots have increased the price of Premium Motor Spirit, (PMS), or petrol price to N157 per litre, from N148/litre in different parts of the nation. The increase has discouraged the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, (IPMAN), members from buying or lifting the products from private depots. According to the IPMAN’s National vice-president, Abubakar Maigandi, the N9/litre difference, which is about a 6.08% increase, has culminated in gradual withdrawal of sales. He explained that the marketers are reluctant to…

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