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• Supply situation to improve next week – Marketers

• Motorists pay N800 and above for litre of PMS

Independent marketers expect the current fuel supply crisis in parts of the country to abate not later than next week.

Their optimism is hinged on the ongoing efforts to free seven fuel-laden vessels trapped in Warri.

The vessels are carrying a total of 150 million litres of Motor Spirit (PMS) an official of the Depots and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) told The Nation yesterday.

The fuel shortage remained critical in many states of the federation last night although reports from other parts said the situation was easing off.

The DAPPMAN source said: “Seven vessels are trapped in Warri. It happened that four were on their way to Nigeria when they ran into other two that had broken down and the one that was trying to rescue them, making seven vessels.

“They are all in Warri and once their total stock of 150 million litres hits the market, the queues will disappear.”

The claim could not be confirmed from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), whose chief spokesman, Olufemi Soneye, asked that an SMS be sent to him when he was ed on the phone.

This was done promptly, but his response had not come at press time.

The fuel crisis appeared to have eased marginally in the Federal Capital Territory yesterday.

The situation in parts of Lagos and Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, was also relatively better yesterday.

Filling stations of NNPC, NIPCO and ENYO in Ibadan operated in full and sold at the old rates of between N580 and N630 per litre.

Consequently, queues reduced drastically towards the evening.

Motorists who fuelled their vehicles on Friday told The Nation that they were able to buy fuel within 90 minutes of queuing.

A motorist, Mr Wale Olola, said: “I went out at about 10am in search of fuel. I had prepared my mind to spend about four to five hours wherever I got but was surprised to see NNPC, ENYO, NIPCO and others selling.

“Because of the availability in more stations, the queues were not as long as they were earlier in the week.

“I ed the queue and was able to buy fuel within an hour. It was so soothing.”

Yet some filling stations were closed yesterday for lack of product supply.

Commercial transporters were still charging exorbitant fares as at Friday with the claim that they bought fuel at high cost.


Fuel hits N950 per litre in Ondo

There was still no respite in Ondo State yesterday with a litre of fuel going for N950 per litre in Akure, the state capital.

Many of the petrol stations in Akure did not even have products to dispense.

Chairman of IPMAN, Ore depot, Shiba Amoo, said fuel would soon be available in Akure.

“We are working on how we can have priority for Akure. NNPCL has called for immediate loading of fuel,” he said.


It’s N880 per litre in Enugu

There were long queues at NNPC filling stations in Enugu where the product was sold for N600 per liter.

But the price differed at other filling stations, going for N880 per litre in some of them.

In places like Nsukka and Obollo Afor, it was between N880 and N1000 per liter.

However, only NNPC outlets and those of Total Energies sold N600 and N667 per liter respectively.

The price also ranged between N730 and N800 per litre in Anambra, Imo and Abia states, although there is no scarcity in Anambra.

In Imo State, the high price has caused significant disruption and hardship with transporters increasing fares by 100%.

Despite the availability of the product, motorists are struggling to cope with the increased cost, which has added to their financial burdens.

Many commuters have expressed their discontent, saying that the price hike has made it difficult for them to afford transportation to work, school, and other daily activities.

Many of the major and Independent Petroleum Marketers operating various petrol stations in Aba, the commercial nerve centre of Abia State, had no queues, but sold for ₦730-₦750.

On Friday, our correspondent reports that the pump price of PMS rose to ₦750-₦800 per liter.


No scarcity in Port Harcourt

Fuel is readily available in Rivers State although a litre can only be got for nothing less than N750.

A resident of the city said yesterday that he bought a litre for N712 on Thursday and N750 yesterday.

“Most filling stations have fuel but I noticed that they jerked up the price,” he said.

However, some of the stations did not sell to motorists, even when their gates were left wide open.

https://thenationonlineng.net/petrol-scarcity-how-seven-trapped-vessels-are-prolonging-crisis/

Shege promax everywhere. They are never tired of giving excuses. This is after the failed promised of Dangote refinery and PH refinery coming to life despite the $1.5B TAM spent on it.

Dey play Jaga fanz
Una go learn the hard way

ok

Fools always giving excuses for their mounting failures

lool
their problem is peter obi and their fake coaster biscuit road that will end after lagos boundary
CBN announced yesterday that the economy is dying in the last 8 months, but they have ignored that report.

all their refinery deadlines have been shifted 20 times and they will keep shifting like buhari did for 8 years. you dont replace failure with failure, a certain group did that

they are asking for people to pray for Tinubu, same way they prayed for GEJ abi to succeed at ojota
dem never see anything.

ordinary fuel , una body go tell una. as for me if una like make fuel be 3k, my car wont blink, i bought 1600 the other day and e no concern me. when the masses are tired they know where to storm

If you truly think this Nigeria mata, your bp fit just rise

Very funny .
You can fool some people for sometime, but you can't fool all the people all the time.
Continue cooking up propagandas everyday for your failures.

This petrol problem is getting out of hand,it started like joke but its seriously getting out of hand.I was at Dangote Refinery this week and saw close to a thousand tankers waiting to load fuel, and they were loading non stop
Also,the Depot at Apapa is experiencing a lot of tanker traffic stretching from Apapa to Cele Express in Lagos.I feel NNPCL needs to come out and explain what is going on in plain language and not all this big logistics grammar

When fools rule even 10k per liter will not satisfy their greed

‭Isaiah 56:11 KJV‬
[11] Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.

Where is that minister of power sef? Yes that one wey dey talk blablablablabla. Mad people everywhere

Which imaginary 7 vessels in Warri? Audio 7 vessels.

All these nonsense happening is because an incompetent idiot who doubled as a drug criminal is at the helm of affairs.

Stories for the gullibles. And what excuses do you have for billions of dollars spent on the non functional refineries? Failure has many excuses.

Only God knows when fuel scarcity will be a thing of the past in this country.

No scarcity in Portharcourt but as usual, the stations here are always happy to jack up prices.


Inflating prices is what gives Rivers people erection.

Saboteurs and oppressors seizing every occasion and opportunity to justify artificial scarcity.

GOD HAS ABANDONED NIGERIA😢

Hahahahhahahaha

why should Nigerians be ing through difficult time because of greediness of few selfish individuals who call themselves leaders,
this is a resource the almighty has blessed us with, even countries without the resource are enjoying it more than we do, imagine if we didn't have it at all.
why can't we have steady light? why can't we have our own working refineries.

why have we allowed these corrupt old men who have a chokehold our country's wealth to keep being in power

Dis is super story.
All these ebi pawa stories just dey mak me laugh. Idiotic govt thought that can ban cryto, mak dem try and see. Niggar go always find ways. Ndi alaaaa ndi ofe mmmm

It's meaningless that we v fuel issues when they v increased prices. We are in constant pains.

Still fooling around?

ecolime:
No scarcity in Portharcourt but as usual, the stations here are always happy to jack up prices. Inflating prices is what gives Rivers people erection.

Abeg leave fuel stations out of dis mess. They are not d ones causing hardship and bad policies

Transfer your useless aggression to your greedy marketers in your individual states and your lazy and incompetent governors in your state as a chief security officer that can't take proactive measures against this madness radiating by this unscrupulous elements claiming to be an economy terrorists and saboteur

Islie:
• Supply situation to improve next week – Marketers

• Motorists pay N800 and above for litre of PMS




https://thenationonlineng.net/petrol-scarcity-how-seven-trapped-vessels-are-prolonging-crisis/

Anoda lamba.

Noted.

900 in Lagos

Lies

This is an AUDIO. This istration too dey give audio. Believe them at your own peril.

Which fuel queue has reduced in Lagos?

Apparently, this people are on colos

Anyway what do you expect from Tinubu newspaper?

The excuses just dey pile up everyday...!

This istration has being running on propaganda.....God will surely help us.