Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr Sarki Auwalu as substantive Director, Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) for an initial term of four years. Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, confirmed this development in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. Auwalu, a chemical engineer, […]
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Eket Field Office, has sealed the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) filling station in Uyo for discharging petroleum products while selling the products to motorists. The Operations Controller of DPR in Akwa Ibom, Mr Tamunoiminabo Kinsgley-Sundaye, disclosed to this Journalists while on routine surveillance in Uyo on Thursday. He […]
Abuja – The Department of Petroleum Resource (DPR) has assured Nigerians of adequate supply of products across the country before, during and after the yuletide season. Acting Director of Operations, Abuja Zonal Office, Alhaji Idris Mohammed, disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. “You can be rest […]
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says government is leaving no stone unturned to ensure surplus of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and stall the speculated end-of-the-year scarcity. Mr Wole Akinyosoye, the Zonal Operations Controller of DPR, Lagos Zonal Office stated this at the 2018 Annual DPR and Petroleum Marketers Meeting in Ibadan on Tuesday. News […]
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Wednesday, sealed Al-Ihsan oil and gas Nigeria Limited, in Ajah, Lagos State, over illegal operations and adulteration of diesel. The Zonal Operations Controller, Lagos, Mr. Wole Akinyosoye, who led the officials of DPR and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to the site in , said […]
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DRP) on Monday said that about 39 erring filing stations was sanctioned in February for various offenses ranging from under dispensing, hoarding and selling above pump price. Mr Wole Akinyosoye, the DPR Zonal Operations Controller, Lagos office said in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos that agency would […]
Kano/Jigawa operations of the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, has sealed three filling stations in Jigawa state, north western Nigeria for selling above the official pump price of N145, hoarding and outright diversion of the product. The downstream regulatory agency also ensured instant sale of thousands of liters of fuel to the public at the […]
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), said it fined one oil marketing company, A.Y. Maikifi, based in Kano, the sum of N1.2 billion for diverting 115 truckloads of the products. Mr. Mohammed Saidu, Head, Public Affairs Unit, DPR Abuja Zone, disclosed this in Abuja, on Wednesday while addressing newsmen. He said that about 162 truckloads […]
The combined team of officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), led by the Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru, has heightened the tempo of unscheduled visits to fuel stations across the Federal Capital Territory suspected to be involved in underhand dealings. The raid, […]
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Kogi state has sealed five filling stations in Lokoja for selling Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) above the government regulated price of N145 per litre. The operations controller of DPR in Kogi state, Amos Jokodola, who ordered the sealing while inspecting all the filling stations to assess the level of […]
Motorists went wild with joy on Monday at Mani Petrol Station, Mowe, Ogun State as the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), turned Santa Claus and offered them free petrol. The free fuel by the DPR was the result of a sanction imposed on the owner of the station, who had ignored an earlier warning to […]
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), has placed stiff penalties against depot owners who engage in illicit activities. This is contained in a statement signed by Zonal Operations Controller, DPR Lagos, Wole Akinyosoye. ‘It has come to the notice of the department that some depot owners are selling PMS to unlicensed bulk buyers and some […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has advised the Federal Government on the need to stop the payment of subsidy on petrol because it cannot be sustained. Subsidy is the difference between the Expected Open Market Price of fuel and the actual or retail price that is paid by consumers for the product at petrol […]