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Friday 21 December 2012

Nigeria now import diesel and gas from Niger Republic

Kano Controller, Department of Petroleum Product (DPR), Alhaji Sayyadi Suleiman Abubakar has revealed that Nigerian Marketers now import AGO and Liquefied Petroleum Gas(LPG) from neighboring OPEC member country, Niger Republic.

Briefing reporters in his office on the activities of his department, Alhaji Sayyadi Suleiman Abubakar explained that the two products are in the exclusive list of deregulated items, adding that “it could be acquired from anywhere and sold in the Nigerian market.


Alhaji Abubakar said that such importation does not attract any financial commitment from the federal Government, maintaining that the DPR does not regulate their market prices unlike the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS).

The Controller who responded to a question on whether the Department has the power to regulate prices said, “yes, Nigeria now imports AGO, that is Diesel, and LPG, otherwise known as Gas from Niger Republic, and  I want to state clearly that this venture does not attract any financial commitment from the federal Government”.

Alhaji Abubakar further revealed that the Department has sealed no fewer than 10 service stations and destroyed two illegal fuel dumps within and around Kano, in the last couple of weeks, for selling products above the official pump price stated that the “affected companies were appropriately sanctioned.”

Source: Vanguard

32 comments:

Anonymous said...

No doubt a nigerian built a refinery there.......ng owerri

★★PRINCE CHARMING™★★ said...

Why should we be importing those when we can do same here? Where are our refineries? You don't need to answer pls, we all know it already. Nigeria is like a Fish in an ocean that is still paying for water. How sad! Smh... Corruption is the culprit.

Dr. Augustine said...

Fuel scarcity will continue to be a pervasive scourge in our national development efforts. When the fifth largest crude oil supplier to the United States is importing finished petroleum products from a banana republic like Niger, it symbolizes a serious threat to our national security, if we think we have one to protect. This petroleum poverty paradox is utterly embarrassing if a country so blessed with the sweetest crude oil on earth will have to look elsewhere for paraffin and gas supplies. Nigeria’s crude is adjudged in the international crude oil market as one of the best. It’s inexpensive to explore and extract. It’s been said that you actually stick a straw to the ground and Nigeria crude oil will come oozing out. And it is so light that you can almost funnel it into the fuel tank of your car and drive away without any further refining. Look at what God gave us, Nigeria. Some sleek Nigerian money bags must have set up those offshore refineries in Niger, only to export the refined products to us.

Ola said...

May God deliver us o. Suffering in the midst of plenty! *sigh*

Anonymous said...

Shame!!!!

Chrisbrizzy said...

This is just annoying...a king eating the crumbs falling from the table of a servant is not only absurd but an unclothed foolishness.
Nigeria is a case of a blessed nation surrounded by a thug of snail-like, thievery and visionless kleptomaniacs. She uncontrollably sheds blood instead of tears yet our cretins in the name of leaders sit in the comfort of their homes and watch her moan.
Mother, I console thee...

BONARIO NNAGS said...

Its well,with subsidy both partial and full,don't expect d establishment of any refinery,coz subsidy beneficiaries will always impede d effort.

~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA3310

~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA3310

Unknown said...

Pathetic!

Anonymous said...

Very soon they will Start importing food from Ethopia: smh . God will visit them 1 by 1

Anonymous said...

Na wa
www.naijaexposed.com

Anonymous said...

Wch way naija?...na wa ooo. (´•_•`) ω̲̅н̲̅ååãt append to the "orient petroleum" refinery and the many more others that they claim to be building?

Anonymous said...

@first anonymous,I concur.

stay classy said...

Soon we will start importing food from somalia,rubbish!

Chikaka said...

Ask Femi Otedola what went wrong! Maybe the Niger links are tied to him.

Anonymous said...

Sad!

palo said...

Its a shame *smh I weep for this Nation and her wicked, corrupt and visionless leaders mtscheeew

Anonymous said...

Spot on,him and d ota gorilla. #NuffSaid

wildcat said...

Hahahhahahaha @ chikaka. Pls where is he so I can ask?!. May God help us indeed. May he visit d wicked n unjust!

Anonymous said...

the reporters and the officials are bunch of fools because whether they make the report or not money is still been looted, so its better they keep looting until they all die

Anonymous said...

I no knw y thunder go leave people wey e suppose fire go dey fire anoda people,tunder ABeg fire who ever dat is bringin dis shame to us...Amen

Unknown said...

A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY WITH BAD PEOPLE

Anonymous said...

God help us,Amen.Lilybabe

Anonymous said...

Pls,Linda stop using this picture for your oil or fuel subsidy stories,its really irritating,thanks!

Unknown said...

Nigeria will soon start importing govt officials, governors and law makers.... .. # watchthisspace...

Unknown said...

Dr Augustine, u I dont think anuone has the time to read lonnnnnngg comments.. Are u a journalist? Soki lobe omoge!! Ahn ahn!!! Na wa ooo...

Anonymous said...

Linda pls DPR is dept of petroleum resources not product. Dnt disgrace us oh!

Anonymous said...

They are doing their jobs as reporters, if they dont, who will? please think like a reasonable person.

orange said...

Yes. Owned and serviced by Nigerian rogues.

Anonymous said...

Deception!!!

Anonymous said...

So sad, God has blessed us with such an abundance of natural resources yet we somehow can't find a way to come together, coordinate ourselves and transform it into national wealth.

Check out this online interactive oil & gas map of Nigeria showing all our oil block concessions and their operators:

http://www.lgtnigeria.com/oilBlockMap.php

Even Lagos as a state is about to enter oil production this year.

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