The minister of state for petroleum says increased prices implemented in the last two weeks were "probably from the marketers".

The federal government has blamed petroleum marketers for the recent increase in petrol pump prices.

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, said the government was still paying subsidy on petrol imported into the country.

“I can tell you authoritatively, we have not deregulated. The government is still subsidizing petrol prices. If there are increases in price, it is not from the government,” he told Journalists Monday at a stakeholders’ consultation forum on regulations organised by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, (NMDPRA) in Abuja.

He said increased prices implemented in the last two weeks were “probably from the marketers”.

“I will talk to the Authority to ensure that they actually regulate the price. This is not from the government, we have not deregulated,” Mr Sylva said.

Fuel scarcity has continued in Abuja despite the government’s assurances the problem would be resolved.

Marketers had listed the high cost of buying petrol at the depots and the high cost of diesel to truck them as the major factors responsible for the scarcity.

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) said its members could not sell at the government-regulated price given increased costs.

In July, Abuja marketers increased the pump price of petrol with several stations selling the product above N165 a litre.

Some filling stations within the city centre sell petrol at N180. Mr Sylva did not say why the government has failed to enforce its price.

He said fuel queues in Abuja were gradually disappearing — the same claim the government has made for months without a permanent solution.

“The queues in Abuja are going but I don’t know whether you are seeing more queues but a lot is being done,” he said.

“I noticed that the queues are already disappearing. There are some issues, I believe that the authority chief executive of NMDPRA will be in a better position to explain some of the problems.

“But a lot is going on to ensure that the queues end. As of yesterday, I noticed that the queues in Abuja are easing off,” he added.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/546242-nigerian-govt-shifts-blame-on-petrol-price-increase.html

Liars! When government is still fixing petrol price and operating moribund refineries as corruption ventures?

The greatest problem with this APC government is they keep explaining the issues to Nigerians rather than solve it.

For fvck sake, you are elected to solve a problem, don't explain to us, solve the damn problem.


Meanwhile,

Ihube - Uturu
Okigwe - Lokpanta
Abuja - Kaduna
Lokoja - Abuja (Low key)
Kontangora - Yauri
Funtua - Dutse
Auchi - Okene

These roads have become impassable due to the activities of bandits/kîdnappers.

What happened to the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA). I thought they use to go from station to station monitoring the pump price in stations. They once sealed a fuel station in my hood for selling 175.l but now Dem sef don dey collect bribe. Nawa oo

y now, anyway the government is trying is best

APC will blame anything or anyone but themselves.

There are evil cabals holding the progress of the nation to ransom... Hence the barrage of any well informed and intelligent progressive minded persons from assuming the highest leadership office...


Wickedness

Lol

Nawao ....their problem too much ...last last they're cashing out big time ,,


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Let the blame game continue in circles....




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Government of blames, by the blames and for the blames

As rich as Nigeria in oil we still can't even afford it... And u expect the Naira not to be weak?

Make una continue.

With wickedness

You see! Nigerian Government now totally confused...

ZOOGERIA!

Confused set of people.

Shameless lot. Resign if you cannot run a responsible government. You guys lack Shame and your names are gone to the dogs. Thoroughly irresponsible lot!

Tilumbu is a drug baron and his VP a boko haram.

Nah the only one way I know be that.
Why waste energy on a lifeless mennaquine. As if una no know when una elect am

lonelydora:
The greatest problem with this APC government is they keep explaining the issues to Nigerians rather than solve it.

For fvck sake, you are elected to solve a problem, don't explain to us, solve the damn problem.


Meanwhile,

Ihube - Uturu
Okigwe - Lokpanta
Abuja - Kaduna
Lokoja - Abuja (Low key)
Kontangora - Yauri
Funtua - Dutse
Auchi - Okene

These roads have become impassable due to the activities of bandits/kîdnappers.

And Enugu-P’Harcourt highway!

The Presence of ESN hindered Fulani Herdsmen.
This is why the Army went after ESN to stop them fighting the Fulani Herdsmen.

https://twitter.com/vanguardngrnews/status/1554247676727787521

This government is the most corrupt in the history of Nigeria. Doubled fuel price and still doubled the amount being paid as subsidy.

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Xscape047:
Nawao ....their problem too much ...last last they're cashing out big time ,,


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Lol

Cost or petrol is going down all over the world but increasing in Nigeria.

Anti market polices doing exactly what you'd expect. Lol I'm impressed they shot themselves in both feet and kept pushing forward.

“I can tell you authoritatively, we have not deregulated. The government is still subsidizing petrol prices. If there are increases in price, it is not from the government,”

“I will talk to the Authority to ensure that they actually regulate the price. This is not from the government, we have not deregulated,” 

Nigeria is not created for Nigerians how many times we go tell una that? Wake up support the division of this company called Nigeria and be glad you did

On OBASANJO voice.

What I learned during my military training was never to reinforce failure, but BuBu tenure kisses failure on daily basis.

We expect Nothing less from the Lousy Minister of Petroleum. Always shifting the blame after Fûcking up like the Retárd that he is .

Guinness book of record the most irresponsible Party / government in world history goes to APC and d Buhari led administration always finding excuses for failure and expressing shock thereafter

Hmmm

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