•PETROAN President, Billy Gilly-Harris Oil marketers have called for liberalisation of the downstream sector, where other players with licenses will be allowed to import more Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) or petrol into the country. National President of the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN), Billy Gillis-H...
•Air India crash Fuel control switches to the engines of an Air India flight that crashed shortly after takeoff, killing 260 people, were moved from the “run” to the “cutoff” position moments before impact, a preliminary investigation report said early today. The report, issued by India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), did not ...
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has welcomed the recently announced plan by the Dangote Refinery to distribute petrol and diesel free of charge to marketers across the country. Speaking on Channels Television today, IPMAN’s National Publicity Secretary, Chinedu Ukadike, praised billionaire businessman Aliko D...
•Dangote Six vessels carrying about 1.7 million barrels of jet fuel from the Dangote refinery arrived at U.S. ports this month, data from ship-tracking service Kpler showed. Another vessel, Hafnia Andromeda, is set to arrive at the Everglades terminal on March 29 with a load of about 348,000 barrels of jet fuel, the data showed. […]
Some residents of Sabo Market, Orile Igbon, along the Ogbomoso-Ilorin expressway in Oyo State last night allegedly attacked firefighters for preventing them from siphoning fuel from a fallen petrol-laden tanker. The tanker, carrying 33,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), had suffered a tyre burst, resulting in a spillage and subsequent f...
•Dr. Olukemi Afolayan The National Orientation Agency (NOA), Oyo State Directorate, has warned Nigerians of the dire consequences of scooping fuel from fallen tankers. According to Dr. Olukemi Afolayan, Oyo State Director, in a statement by Head, Media, Oyo State NOA Isiaka Kehinde, “Scooping fuel from a fallen tanker can be deadly, causing fi...
•Petrol stations …Being Nigerian Tribune Editorial today Not a few Nigerians, especially motorists and vehicle owners, were delighted when the price of fuel which had continually spiked was reduced by two of the major suppliers of the product, namely the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited ( NNPCL) and Dangote Refinery Ltd, to...
•Dangote Refinery The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has begun the export of refined petroleum products to neighbouring West African countries, a sign to traders that the mega-refinery’s operations could soon potentially shake up regional fuel markets. A report by Bloomberg yesterday, quoting data sourced from Vortexa, Kpler, Precise Intelligence,...
•Filling stations Petrol consumption has drastically reduced in Nigeria with filling stations recording sharp drop in patronage as reports from across the country indicate. This is largely connected to the high cost of premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, with a litre selling as much as N1,200 in some parts of the country, [&helli...
Residents of the Akamkpa area of Cross River State were seen scooping fuel from a fallen tanker on the roadside. This was disclosed in a statement and video shared on X.com by The Cable today. The statement reads, “TRENDING VIDEO: Residents scoop fuel from a fallen tanker in Akamkpa, Cross River” In the video, the […]

