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DPR unveils app to monitor hoarding, diversion of petroleum products

Ihesiulo Grace 12 December 2020 0

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has unveiled an application for real-time monitoring of petroleum products in all the filling stations operating in the country. The application named Downstream Remote Monitoring System (DRMS) will also be deployed to check hoarding and diversion of

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LPG penetration: FG gives marketers 2 months to weed out illegal retailers

Ihesiulo Grace 6 February 2020 0

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has given marketers two months to weed out illegal retailers of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) also known as cooking gas for the safety of lives and property in the country. Mr Abubakar Buba, Abuja Zonal Operations Controller, disclosed this at the DPR 2019 Annual Stakeholders’ General meeting, held in […]

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DPR shuts 12 gas retail shops in Zamfara

Ihesiulo Grace 1 February 2020 0

 The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has shut 12 gas retail shops located in residential areas in Zamfara, the DPR Controller in Gusau, Alhaji Ango Haruna, has said. The controller disclosed this to newsmen on Friday after a surveillance patrol on gas retail shops in Gusau, the state capital. DPR intensifies surveillance on fuel stations […]

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DPR intensifies surveillance on fuel stations in Sokoto, Kebbi

Ihesiulo Grace 27 January 2020 0

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has intensified  surveillance to ensure maximum safety and regulatory compliance in cooking gas retailer business in Sokoto and Kebbi. Mr Muhammad Makera, DPR Operations Controller in charge of Sokoto State and Kebbi, said in an interview on Monday in Sokoto. Corruption Report: ActionAid urge government to punish treasury looters

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Zamfara: DPR warns filling stations against selling petrol in jerry cans

Ihesiulo Grace 24 December 2019 0

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), has cautioned owners of filling stations in Zamfara State against selling petroleum product in Jerry cans. Alhaji Ango Haruna, Controller in charge of Gusau, DPR Field Office, gave the warning on Tuesday during the surveillance patrol in some filling stations in Magami town of Gusau local government area of […]

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Cooking gas: Reps urge DPR to enforce ban on illegal operations

Ihesiulo Grace 18 December 2019 0

The House of Representatives has urged the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) to ban operators of illegal cooking gas outlets in the country. This followed a unanimous adoption of a motion moved by Rep. Kolawole Musibau during the plenary presided over by the Speaker of the House, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila on Wednesday. Buhari presides over […]

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70% of gas facilities in Ado-Odo/Ota LG, Ogun illegal-DPR

Ihesiulo Grace 10 December 2019 0

Alhaja Muinat Bello-Zagi, Operations Controller, Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Abeokuta Field Office, on Tuesday said that 70 per cent of gas facilities in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun were illegal. Bello-Zagi made this known while speaking at the 2nd Annual General Meeting of the DPR, Abeokuta Field Office, held in Abeokuta. Remove power […]

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Zamfara: DPR cautions filling stations against supplying petrol to bandits

Ihesiulo Grace 21 November 2019 0

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has warned filling stations in Zamfara against supplying petroleum products to bandits. The Controller, Gusau DPR Field office, Alhaji Ango Haruna gave the warning on Wednesday in Kaura-Namoda while on surveillance of filling stations. The department also sealed one Liquified Petroleum Gas Refilling Plant in Gusau over some

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Begging, hawking activities worry DPR at filling stations

Ihesiulo Grace 20 November 2019 0

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), has cautioned owners of filling stations against the increase in hawking and begging activities at the filling stations in Zamfara. The controller inchage of Gusau, DPR field office, Alhaji Ango Haruna, gave this warning during a surveillance patrol of filling stations and gas stations in Gusau on Wednesday. Haruna […]

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DPR seals 40 filling stations in Nasarawa

Ihesiulo Grace 23 September 2019 0

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has sealed 40 filling stations from January to date for various offences in Nasarawa State. Alhaji Abdulrahaman Muhammad-Bima, DPR Operation Comptroller, Lafia, disclosed this to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lafia on Monday. He said that the offences committed included under-delivery, diversion of product, lack of safety and

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DPR seals 12 filling stations in Sokoto, Kebbi

Ihesiulo Grace 21 September 2019 0

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has closed down 12 filling stations in Sokoto and Kebbi states for under-dispensing and operating without valid licence. The Zonal Operations Controller of DPR in charge of Sokoto and Kebbi states, Mr Muhammad Makera, made the disclosure to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Sokoto. Makera […]

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Ogun monarch cries out, says petrol now N350 per litre

Ihesiulo Grace 3 September 2019 0

The partial closure of the border between Nigeria and Republic of Benin has led to an increase in the cost of petrol from the official price of N145 to N350 per litre in some border communities in Ogun state. Traditional ruler of Iwoye Ketu, Oba Ademola Alaye, said in a statement in Abeokuta that the […]

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DPR moves to end ambiguity in dispensing petroleum products

Ihesiulo Grace 28 August 2019 0

Philip Clement As part of efforts to halt ambiguity in dispensing petroleum products, the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has launched a device, Digital Seraphin Can, to help ensure accuracy while buying petroleum products across the country. The DPR Head of Public Affairs, Mr Sadiu Abubakar, who led some journalists on monitoring of some sealed […]

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DPR seals 31 illegal filling stations in Kano, Adamawa

Ihesiulo Grace 19 July 2019 0

Michael Ajayi The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has sealed 31 filling stations in Kano and Adamawa States for various offences. While 25 filling stations were sealed in Kano for irregular dispensing, diversion of petroleum products, among other offences, six were sealed in Adamawa for illegal operations. The Operations Comptroller in charge of Kano and […]

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Oil prices steady as DPR revokes six oil licences

Ihesiulo Grace 7 June 2019

Michael Ajayi Brent crude futures were up 13 cents to $60.76 a barrel on Thursday, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures gained 2 cents to $51.70 a barrel. This is even as Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has revoked five Oil Mining Licences and one Oil Prospecting Licence belonging to five companies. After falling […]

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FG has no plan to increase fuel pump price ― DPR

Ihesiulo Grace 22 May 2019

Michael Ajayi Following fears of an increase in pump price, Operations Controller of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) Warri Zonal Office, Mr Antai Asuquo, has said the Federal Government has no plans to increase the pump price of petroleum. Asuquo disclosed this on Tuesday on a sideline during the celebration of the “World Day […]

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Police Seal Off Ibe Kachikwu’s House

Ihesiulo Grace 17 October 2017 0

Security operatives sealed up the Asokoro residence of the embattled Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu before a fire outbreak on Sunday evening. Embattled Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, is a man with a lot on his mind at the moment. The face-off with the Group Managing Director of the […]

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Ibe Kachikwu’s House In Abuja on fire

Ihesiulo Grace 16 October 2017 0

The private residence of Ibe Kachikwu, minster of state for petroleum resources, caught fire on Sunday evening, TheCable is reporting. The house is located in Asokoro, Abuja. The fire started in his bedroom as a result of a suspected electrical fault to the air conditioners, sources in the know said. “Kachikwu was not at home […]

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Incessant Oil Spills in Akwa Ibom Raises Concern

Ihesiulo Grace 17 May 2015 0

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Zonal Operations Controller in Port Harcourt, Mrs Onyebuchi Sibeudu, has decried the incessant oil spills from the facilities of oil multinational companies in Akwa Ibom. Sibeudu expressed the concern over the spills in an interview with journalist in Eket, Akwa Ibom, on Sunday. “The oil spill that occurred in […]