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The Federal government has dismissed the reports on social media suggesting that the Ministry of Petroleum has ordered NNPCL to sell fuel at N1000, above the approved pump price.
In a statement on Tuesday, signed by Nnemaka Okafor, Special Adviser to the Minister of State for Petroleum, made available to newsmen, the federal government dismissed the report, noting that it was concocted and ill-conceived to sow discord and confusion in the oil industry.
According to Nnemaka, the Federal Government has never interfered with petroleum pricing decisions made by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), nor has it issued any directives for price increases.
Consequently, reports alleging that Minister of Petroleum, Heineken Lokpobiri instructed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to price fuel at 1,000 naira have been characterized as misleading and false.
Gunmen operating in Anambra State have again attacked a police station in Oba, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state, on Tuesday morning, killing a police corporal. Police authorities in Anambra State have confirmed the attack, saying that the police operative was killed after a petrol bomb was tossed into the police station by the gunmen who were suspected to be separatist elements. Police Public Relations Officer, Tochukwu Ikenga, […]
Wives of Nigeria Governors Forum have resolved to keep up the fight against sexual and gender-based violence in their various states. This was contained in a communiqué issued after a closed-door meeting at the Centenary City, New Government House, Abakaliki, on Thursday, which was read by their Chairperson and First […]
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