“Following our investigation, we found that this particular female vehicle owner chose a petrol pump at the far end, away from the cashier,” Lilis was quoted as saying by The Star. The woman used a debit card to pay for fuel but a petrol station worker noticed the type of petrol being pumped and immediately stopped the … Read more
The BMW driver caught on video verbally abusing a petrol attendant attempting to clamp his car’s wheel has issued a formal apology for his behaviour. The incident took place at a Shell petrol station in Rondebosch in Cape Town. Apologise in person In addition, the car owner, identified as Renzo Torrente, offered to apologise in … Read more
New Delhi: India’s petrol, aviation turbine fuel, and LPG consumption shot up in October this year compared to the same month last year, reflecting the rising demand for these fuels in a growing economy. While petrol sales have gone up by 7.3 per cent, LPG consumption surged by 7.5 per cent and jet fuel demand … Read more
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has revealed that the country’s bold initiative to sell crude oil to local refiners, who then sell petroleum products in Naira, is yielding positive results. Mr Edun disclosed this at a meeting with President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday. He said this initiative, made … Read more
The organisers of the #EndBadGovernance that lasted 10 days in August have again announced preparation for another round of protests tagged: “A Day of Survival,” and scheduled for 1 October. In a statement signed by Francis Nwapa and Hassan Soweto, on Thursday, on behalf of the #EndBadGovernance Movement Lagos State, said the protest march would … Read more
New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices may be reduced after October 5, according to CLSA, which has based its report on speculation after comments by Pankaj Jain, secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, suggesting a cut last month. The prices have not changed since March 2024. Jain had said that the state-run oil marketing … Read more
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) on Saturday said it is not the sole offtaker of all products from the Dangote Refinery. It said the refinery is free to sell its petrol to any marketer. Olufemi Soneye, the chief corporate communications officer of NNPC Ltd, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. The … Read more
Photo: Time out Dubai The UAE fuel price committee has released the updated petrol and diesel prices for September 2024 with the updated rates taking effect from Sunday. The changes were reported by, WAM, reflecting the latest adjustments in fuel costs across the country. The new rates are as follows Super 98 will cost 2.90 Dhirams … Read more
The national average Healthy Diet (CoHD) cost was N1,265 per adult per day in July 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said. In its “Cost of a Healthy Diet July 2024” report published on Friday, the statistics office said this is 1.9 per cent higher than the amount recorded in the previous month (June … Read more
Against the backdrop of increasing food inflation across the country and hike in the pump price of petrol, the Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke, has issued a series of policy directives to alleviate residents’ economic pains and hardship. Mr Adeleke, who had assured #EndBadGovernance protesters of ongoing steps to fulfil their demands, instructed government agencies … Read more
