Atiku says we should blame PDP for the fuel scarcity

by Kolapo Olapoju Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar says the current fuel scarcity in the country was caused by the People’s Democratic Party. While speaking to journalists on Wednesday, after a private meeting with the President-Elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari at the Defence House in Abuja, Atiku said the trademark of the PDP is inefficiency and corruption. Speaking... Read More

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March 4, 2015

THE 2015 TRACKLIST: PDP says APC is bitter about Nigeria’s progress | Buhari’s brain is dead, says Dr. Patience Jonathan | Okonjo-Iweala reveals the real causes of fuel scarcity | More stories

As you count down to the March General Elections, we show you what to read and what to skip today. APC is bitter about Nigeria’s economic progress – PDP. Leadership APC warns GEJ not to blame them for his failures. Leadership GEJ says the troops are follwing the rules in fighting Boko Haram. Leadership FG... Read More

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March 4, 2015

IPMAN asks members to start importation of petrol

by Ranti Joseph The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) on Tuesday directed its members to commence importation of refined petroleum products as the Federal Government had pledged to pay outstanding subsidy. The National President of IPMAN, Chinedu Okoronkwo, disclosed the directive on telephone to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. Okoronkwo... Read More

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March 3, 2015

APC ignores the official line, gives its own reasons for the biting fuel scarcity

by Ranti Joseph The All Progressives Congress on Tuesday, March 3, said the real causes of the unbearable fuel scarcity across the country is the looting of the $12 billion domestic gas fund under President Goodluck Jonathan’s watch, as well as the administration’s failure to pay fuel subsidy and the cost of interests on bank loans to oil... Read More

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APC, fuel scarcity, says APC, unpaid subsidy and $12bn gas fund looting cause of fuel scarcity

March 3, 2015

How APC infiltrated the ranks of fuel marketers to cause scarcity – PDP

by Ranti Joseph The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation (PDPPCO) on Monday has attributed the sudden fuel scarcity in many parts of the country to sabotage by the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) which it said has infiltrated the ranks of Nigeria’s fuel marketers. The Director of Media and Publicity of the PDPPCO, Femi... Read More

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March 2, 2015

PDP claims opposition leaders are behind nationwide fuel scarcity

by Kolapo Olapoju National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Adamu Mu’azu, has alleged that the current fuel scarcity in the country was sponsored by opposition leaders. In a series of tweets on his official Twitter page, Mu’azu claimed that some opposition leaders and other ‘vested interests’ were behind the hoarding of fuel which,... Read More

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March 1, 2015

“Jonathan’s government can never get anything right” – APC rebukes GEJ for fuel scarcity, epileptic electricity

by James Sambo The APC Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCPO), has criticised President Goodluck Jonathan over the emergence of fuel scarcity and long queues in various parts of Lagos and Abuja, as well as other parts of the country. The opposition party’s campaign organisation also chastised the Jonathan government over the recent reduction in the hours... Read More

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December 17, 2014

Blame fuel scarcity on TOTAL – SSS

by James Sambo According to the Department of State Services (DSS), the ongoing nationwide strike embarked upon by members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) is to be blamed on TOTAL Nig. Plc., as a result of the company failing to hold up its agreement with the union. The spokesperson... Read More

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December 16, 2014

7 things you didn’t read yesterday (but should have)

by Kolapo Olapoju 1. The drama continued at a coroner’s inquest into a building collapse of a building at Synagogue Church of all Nations, in Lagos. Founder of the church, TB Joshua, yet again, failed to show up at the inquest because of his High court application to stay proceedings. Rafiq Arogunjo, of the Nigerian... Read More

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December 9, 2014

Fuel scarcity looms as long queues appear in #Lagos filling stations

by Kelechi Anabaraonye and Hycinth Iyereosa In various parts of Lagos, long queues are beginning to appear at fuel stations, as motorists have to wait for hours before getting their cars filled. At Forte Oil, in Ojuelegba, where the queue is still minimal, and gradually increasing, a female attendant disclosed that ‘hoarding’ of fuel by... Read More

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March 5, 2014

Good news: 74 million litres of fuel arrive Lagos port

by ‘Jola Sotubo Relief might be in sight for commuters and indeed all residents of Lagos as the fuel scarcity currently plaguing the state might be nearing its end. Marketers of fuel in Lagos have said that they have taken delivery of about 74 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) at their depots in... Read More

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March 4, 2014

It’s about time: Why there is scarcity of fuel – Marketers explain

by ‘Jola Sotubo Nigerians around the country are currently groaning under the weight of the fuel scarcity being experienced in a number of states. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has blamed the lack of fuel on marketers whose hoarding they claim has caused an artificial scarcity. However, the marketers have defended themselves saying that... Read More

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March 2, 2014

Long queues take over as fuel scarcity returns; OBJ, others get Centenary Awards & other important news you need to know today

by Oge Okonkwo Long queues at filling stations as fuel scarcity returns 34 days after there was a warning from the Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) of an impending fuel scarcity due to the depletion of their stock, long queues of vehicles have re surfaced in filling stations across the country. Read more…. Obasanjo, Buhari, IBB,... Read More

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July 1, 2013

Fuel scarcity looms as NUPENG begins strike today

by Rachel Ogbu The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers are to begin a three-day warning strike today, threatening to go “indefinite” if its demands are not met by Wednesday. In Abuja, the National President, NUPENG, Achese Igwe, on Sunday said that the union had ordered workers to stop products loading at the... Read More

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March 4, 2013

Fuel scarcity threats as FG owes independent oil marketers N100 billion

by Chi Ibe There are fears that another nationwide fuel scarcity is around the corner following reports that the Federal Government owes huge fuel subsidy dues allegedly to the oil marketers. It was revealed that over N100 billion in debt were owed to about 43 independent oil marketers for petroleum products imported into the country... Read More

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August 16, 2012

We will not succumb to blackmail – FG tells indicted marketers

by Stanley Azuakola Nigerians, especially residents of the nation’s capital Abuja, woke up on Wednesday to the realization that fuel had become scarce. Valuable man-hours were lost as queues returned to the petrol filling stations. Everyone took notice, and the Federal government realized that it had some explaining to do. So explain they did, as... Read More

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January 3, 2012

Bonfires, Gridlock and Hundreds of Young Nigerians! See photos from the #OccupyNigeria #FuelSubsidyRemoval protest in Lagos today

by ‘Ifreke Inyang Nigerians took to the streets of Lagos, Kaduna, Ibadan and other cities around the country to protest the recent removal of fuel subsidy. In Lagos, the procession took place on Ikorodu road, starting from the Nigeria Labour Congress office in Yaba. The protesters moved from Jibowu through Fadeyi towards Maryland on Ikorodu.... Read More

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Atiku says we should blame PDP for the fuel scarcity

THE 2015 TRACKLIST: PDP says APC is bitter about Nigeria’s progress | Buhari’s brain is dead, says Dr. Patience Jonathan | Okonjo-Iweala reveals the real causes of fuel scarcity | More stories

IPMAN asks members to start importation of petrol

APC ignores the official line, gives its own reasons for the biting fuel scarcity

How APC infiltrated the ranks of fuel marketers to cause scarcity – PDP

PDP claims opposition leaders are behind nationwide fuel scarcity

“Jonathan’s government can never get anything right” – APC rebukes GEJ for fuel scarcity, epileptic electricity

Blame fuel scarcity on TOTAL – SSS

7 things you didn’t read yesterday (but should have)

Fuel scarcity looms as long queues appear in #Lagos filling stations

Good news: 74 million litres of fuel arrive Lagos port

It’s about time: Why there is scarcity of fuel – Marketers explain

Long queues take over as fuel scarcity returns; OBJ, others get Centenary Awards & other important news you need to know today

Fuel scarcity looms as NUPENG begins strike today

Fuel scarcity threats as FG owes independent oil marketers N100 billion

We will not succumb to blackmail – FG tells indicted marketers

Bonfires, Gridlock and Hundreds of Young Nigerians! See photos from the #OccupyNigeria #FuelSubsidyRemoval protest in Lagos today

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