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Fuel Crisis: 39m Litres Of PMS Distributed Nationwide– NNPC

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, said, yesterday, 1,194 truckloads of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, comprising 39.4 million litres of the products were distributed across the country.

The NNPC, in its Daily PMS Supply and Distribution schedule for Tuesday, April 19, 2016, said the product was loaded from various NNPC and major marketers depots nationwide. In addition, the report disclosed that five NNPC and marketers vessels are currently discharging at various depots/jetties nationwide, while seven NNPC import/shuttle vessels have been programmed to do Ship-to-Ship (STS) operation for onward discharge to inland depots.

The NNPC further stated that 21 import vessels laden with a total volume of 844.1 Million litres of PMS have been confirmed to arrive in the month of April, 2016 for NNPC. Giving a breakdown of trucks dispatched to selected states, the NNPC said 467 truckloads of PMS, comprising 15.41 million litres was dispatched to Lagos; 141 trucks, carrying 4.65 million litres was dispatched to Abuja; while Kano, Port Harcourt and Kaduna received 759,000 litres, 957,000 litres and 1.188 million litres respectively.

Ebonyi, Ondo, Sokoto and Borno got 132,000 litres, 495,000 litres, 264,000 litres and 231,000 litres respectively, while Cross River and Plateau received 528,000 litres and 297,000 litres respectively. The NNPC further stated that it has 17 days sufficiency up from three to four days sufficiency in March at the peak of petrol shortage, while it appealed to motorists not to engage in panic buying.

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University Of Lagos Shut Down Over Fuel Crisis

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The management of the University of Lagos on Thursday ordered the immediate closure of the institution ?following students’ protests over epileptic power supply and poor water supply.

In a circular issued Thursday, the school said the closure was also due to the difficulties faced by the “large number of students” living off campus to attend classes as a result of the lingering fuel crisis.

“Senate noted that the problem of poor municipal service is a national issue that the governments at both state and federal level are addressing,” the circular stated.

Scores of students on Thursday blocked the major road leading into the university, including access to the school’s Senate building and the Assembly Hall where Rahman Bello, the Vice Chancellor, was attending an event.

Few hours later, armed police officers arrived the school, stopped vehicular entrance through the gate, and dispersed the angry students.

?In the circular on Thursday, the university management said it was suspending all academic activities on campus to forestall further breakdown of law and order.

The management also ordered the students to vacate their halls of residence immediately.

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NLC Hails Saraki, Dogara, Others; Demands End To Fuel Crisis

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The Nigeria Labour Congress on Wednesday hailed the new leadership of the National Assembly, extolling their emergence as victory for democracy.

Bukola Saraki was on Tuesday elected the President of the Senate, while Yakubu Dogara was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives in a keen contest marking the formal inauguration of the 8th session of the National Assembly.

The acting President of the NLC, Kiri Mohammed, congratulated the new leadership of the two chambers of the Assembly, saying the “free, fair and transparent” way their elections were conducted was victory for democracy.

Mr. Mohammed said he was hopeful that the successful emergence of the new Assembly leadership would establish its independence and ensure that members were allowed to focus on efforts to deepen the country’s democracy and development.

The NLC leader applauded President Muhammadu Buhari especially for resisting overtures for him to interfere in the elections, saying this should serve as a lesson to all politicians, political parties and all organisations to allow democracy to run its full course without undue imposition of candidates.

“All arms of government must be allowed to function in accordance with the constitution without interference,” Mr. Mohammed said. “The National Assembly should at all times be independent.”

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Fuel Crisis: Marketers Deny Receiving Payment From Govt, Say Strike Continues

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Despite the claim by the Federal Government that N156 billion was released on Thursday to oil marketers to facilitate the quick resolution of the current fuel crisis, the National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO), has said normal lifting of fuel will not resume till their members’ accounts are duly credited by the banks.

As at 4.35 p.m. on Thursday, the Executive Secretary, Depot & Petroleum Products Marketers Association(DAPPMA), Odufemi Adewole, told PREMIUM TIMES in a telephone interview that none of its members and their counterparts in the Major Oil Marketers Association(MOMAN), had confirmed receiving any payment.

“The money government said it was paying to marketers has not yet hit our accounts. So, there is little we can do about the situation,” Mr, Adewole said. “The money the Minister of Finance promised to pay us last February did not get into our hands till about four or five weeks later.

“If all members are not getting the money today, it means we have to wait till Monday. But, the truth is that nobody is going to call off the strike till the money is paid,” he added.

With Friday declared work-free day to mark workers’ day, it means consumers would have to grapple with terrible fuel supply crisis till next week when the payment may hit the marketers’ accounts.

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