Ours did not start like a love story. In fact, there is no love in this relationship I am about to tell you about. I was working in Lagos for a pharmaceutical when I met the man responsible for this…
Fuel scarcity: LASTMA cautions motorists against road obstruction
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has cautioned motorists queuing up for fuel at different filling stations not to obstruct traffic. It warned them not to cause congestion that could hinder other road users around filling stations. The General…
Fuel scarcity: NUPENG gives marching order to tanker drivers, others
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Workers, NUPENG, has directed members of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers, PTD, and others involved in the distribution of petrol and other products to be at their duty posts round the clock to ensure…
Fuel Scarcity: Again, APC failed Lagosians, says ADC
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has described the current fuel scarcity in Lagos State as another indices of the failure of All Progressives Congress, APC-led government to make life liveable for Lagosians. According to ADC, that the scarcity has become…
Fuel scarcity: IPMAN blames private depots over hike in fuel price
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Western Zone, has attributed the increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit to the hike in private depot prices. Alhaji Dele Tajudeen, Chairman, IPMAN Western Wone, disclosed this an interview…
Rivers commuters, residents lament as fuel scarcity enters third day
Rivers residents have lamented the difficulties in getting fuel to run their businesses following the scarcity that hit Port Harcourt and environs recently. The scarcity, which has entered its third day, has caused untold hardship for businesses, as marketers and…
Residents groan as fuel scarcity paralyses commuting in Lagos
Most commuting Nigerians in Lagos were left stranded on Friday at various pick up points as fuel scarcity continues to bite harder. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the fuel scarcity had lingered for a week leaving commuters…
Fuel scarcity: Airline operators announce flight disruption, cancellation
The Airline Operators of Nigeria have announced plans to disrupt scheduled flight operations over the scarcity of aviation fuel. The announcement was contained in a statement titled, ‘Public notice: Disruptions in flight operations’, on Monday. In the statement signed by…
Buhari apologises for fuel scarcity and grid collapse
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sincere regrets for the inconvenience caused to citizens of the country following a prolonged shortage of petroleum products, something that the administration has successfully averted in its seven years in office. According to a statement…
Bro, things go better so? – Gbubemi Atimomo
Rants of a Nigerian citizen on the brink of despondency I have spent a lot of time thinking about my life in the last few weeks. Let me qualify that properly: thinking about my life in Nigeria. One wakes up…