Fuel queues will disappear by May 1 – NNPCL
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC Ltd, has assured Nigerians that the ongoing fuel scarcity and queues will be cleared out Wednesday, May 1.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, the Chief Communications Officer, NNPCL, Olufemi Soneye, disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday in Lagos.
He said the company currently has an availability of product exceeding 1.5 billion litres, which can last for at least 30 days.
“Unfortunately, we experienced a three-day disruption in distribution due to logistical issues, which has since been resolved.
“However, as you know, overcoming such disruptions typically requires double the amount of time to return to normal operations,” he said.
He said: “Some folks are taking advantage of this situation to maximize profits.
“Thankfully, product scarcity has been minimal lately, but these folks might be exploiting the situation for unwarranted gain
“The lines will be cleared out between today and tomorrow.”
Meanwhile, the National Vice President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, lPMAN, Hammed Fashola, expressed optimism that the queues in Lagos and Ogun would ease off this week, relying on the words of the NNPCL.
Tinubu’s consumer credit scheme
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Following the Federal Executive Council, FEC’s, approval, President Bola Tinubu last week Tuesday launched the Consumer Credit Scheme in Abuja. It will be run by the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation, CREDICORP.
According to a statement from the presidential media office, the scheme, which will be implemented in stages, will start with public sector workers or civil servants and later extend to the general public. It is much easier to force compliance with those on government payroll. We hope the Federal Government will quickly extend the scheme to other salary earners in the private sector as well as self-employed Nigerians.
The scheme will enable qualified Nigerians to have access to credit to enable them afford houses, cars, financing for their businesses and other socio-economic activities that make life more abundant as obtains in advanced societies. It will allow Nigerians to live a good life while repaying for their credits gradually over the years.
EFCC grills 13 suspected oil thieves in Lagos
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THE Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Monday, commenced an investigation of 13 suspected oil thieves and a vessel, MT SWEET MIRI.
Both the suspects and the vessels were handed over to the commission by the Nigerian Navy NNS Beecroft, Apapa, Lagos State on April 24, 2024.
A statement signed by the commission’s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, named the suspects as Abu Smith, Pascal Anyafulu, David Ali, Mba Okpanu, Chukuma Friday Obiazi, Miye Victor and Richard Kofi.
Others are Monday Aidenagbon, Dele Olayemi, Boma Robinson, David George, Onos Edemefe and Suleiman Aremu.
“The vessel and the crew were intercepted and arrested on February 27, 2024, by officers of the Nigerian Navy for alleged illegal oil bunkering and automatic identification system infractions.
“The vessel was laden with about 1,322 metric tonnes of substance confirmed to bear the attributes of crude oil without any document permitting her to be in possession of the substance,” the statement read.
While receiving the crew members, vessel and product on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, the Head, Extractive Industry Fraud Section, Moses Awolusi, assured the Navy that the suspects and the exhibits would be subjected to further investigations and prosecution. He also commended the Navy for its collaboration with the EFCC and lauded the working relationship both agencies had enjoyed over the years.
Petitions against Aiyedatiwa baseless – APC panel
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The Ondo Primary Election Appeal Committee, on Monday, said it found no substance in the various petitions challenging the victory of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa in the April 20 governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State.
The Chairman of the Committee and former Bauchi Governor, Mohammed Abubakar, stated this while submitting the report of the committee to the APC National Working Committee in Abuja.
Addressing the APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, Abubakar confirmed that the appeal committee received six petitions from aggrieved aspirants in the wake of the result declaration.
He, however, emphasised that many of the petitions were not backed up by documentary or electronic evidence to buttress the allegations of irregularities and manipulated results as claimed.
“We asked them for documentary or electronic evidence in line with the dictates of the times and the best we were able to receive was a compendium of how some alleged members of the party were sponsored by one of the aspirants.
“We gave them time but at the end of the day, we retired to consider the evidence or lack thereof and submit the reports to the National Working Committee of the parts.
“In a nutshell, this is what we have done here this afternoon. We want to thank the chairman and by extension, the NWC for finding us worthy to do this very sensitive and onerous responsibility,” he stated.
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