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FG Targeting 50 Billion-Barrel Oil Reserves – DPR
The target of the Federal Government is to increase Nigeria’s oil reserves from 36.91 billion barrels to 50 billion barrels in the short to medium term, the Department of Petroleum Resources announced on Monday.
Director/Chief…
27,000 Filling Stations Risk Losing Licences- DPR Warns
No fewer than 27,000 filling stations may not get their operating licences renewed in a move to curb diversion of petrol in the country.
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), which gave the warning, said it has commenced…
DPR Deploys Inventory Tool To Check PMS Diversion Among 33,000 Stations
As subsidy costs weigh down government interventions due to rising consumption of premium motor spirit (PMS) occasioned by smuggling and sharp practices in the downstream sector, the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has set a…
Smuggling: DPR Issues December Ultimatum For Filling Stations To Migrate Operations To Monitoring Platform
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has given owners of petroleum products retail outlets a Dec. 31 ultimatum to migrate their operations to its Downstream Remote Monitoring System (DRMS).
Mr Sarki Auwalu, Director,…
Lagos Diverts Traffic Along Apapa Oshodi Expressway , Otto Wharf, Airport Flyover
As part of the current administration’s mandate to provide adequate and quality road infrastructure for the citizenry, the Lagos State Government will divert traffic on Otto Wharf Road for a planned rehabilitation on Mba Cardoso Street in…
COVID19: Emirates Lifts Flight Ban On Nigerian Travellers
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has lifted flight its ban on Nigerian travellers with effect from Thursday August 5 five months after imposing the ban.
The ban has been in place since March this year with scheduled flights between…
Sanwo Olu To Unveil 102 Locally Assembled LAWMA Trucks
A major step towards a cleaner Lagos will be taken on Wednesday, 4th August, 2021, when Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu will unveil a set of 102 new locally assembled trucks for the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA). There are also…
DPR Plans MER Strategy For Oil, Gas Industry
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) said it is formulating a Maximum Economic Recovery (MER) strategy for Nigeria to attain maximum value delivery from its oil and gas resources.
Mr Sarki Auwalu, Director, DPR, made the…
BLUE LINE:LASG Announces Traffic Diversion At Marina For Rail Mass Transit
The Lagos State Government has announced the diversion of traffic along the National Theatre/Marina axis from Monday, 9th August 2021, for a duration of 221 days.
Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, who…
SON Partners Online Traders To Curb Influx Of Substandard Goods
Worried about the importation of fake products, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has partnered online trading platforms to address influx of substandard goods into the country.
The standards body opined that the…