…Begins probe, sets up 15-member investigative committee The Senate Committee investigating the importation of hazardous petroleum products and dumping of substandard diesel into Nigeria has stated that a ban on importation is the best way to prevent dumping of substandard…
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has expressed commitment to end petroleum products smuggling in 2024. The Comptroller General (C-G) of NCS, Mr Adewale Adeniyi, also said that the service would block all attempts to smuggle weapons and other contraband into…
The Minister of State for Petroleum, Heineken Lokpobiri, has reaffirmed the nation’s commitment to the membership of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) after Angola, Africa’s second-largest oil producer exited the cartel. Mr. Lokpobiri disclosed this in a statement…
ReportThe Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) branch of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has refuted claims that its members are planning a protest.Mr Augustine Egbon, PTD National Chairman, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said…
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has commended the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) for its intervention in the construction of the proposed Centre for Skills Development and Training (CSDT) at Omagwa, Ikwerre Local…
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Thursday said that five ships had arrived the Lagos Port Complex and were waiting to berth with petrol, butane gas and container. The authority said that 21 other ships were expected at the port…
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s midstream and downstream petroleum sectors have urged the Federal Government to outline strategies for a sustainable future in the downstream sector. The appeal was made during a virtual online workshop on Friday in Lagos with the theme…
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says five petroleum industry regulations have been gazetted while six others have been finalised and ready for gazetting. Mr Gbenga Komolafe, Commission Chief Executive, NUPRC, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja at the…
There are indications that fuel distribution crisis may soon hit the country, if the Federal Government goes ahead to implement the new tax regime imposing 0.5 per cent tax on the gross turnover of the petroleum marketing firms. The Depot…
An illegal petroleum products dump in the Federal Capital Territory has been uncovered and sealed by the operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC). Olusola Odumosu, spokesman of NSCDC on Sunday, confirmed the incident in a post…
