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Fuel queues resurface in Lagos
Long queues built up in filling stations across Lagos State on Friday, creating fears of impending fuel scarcity.
Our correspondent, who went around the city, gathered that the queues in some of the filling stations affected the free flow of traffic.
At the AP filling station in Alapere, commuters were held in traffic on Friday morning as vehicle owners and individuals struggled to buy fuel.
The station stopped dispensing fuel later in the day.
There was a long queue at the Conoil filling station in the same Alapere, while TotalEnergies in the axis was not seen to be dispensing fuel.
It was observed that many stations did not dispense fuel and this mounted pressure on the few ones where the product was available.
The NNPC station at Fadeyi did not sell petrol as of noon.
Our correspondent reports that NIPCO also recorded a long queue of vehicles waiting to get Premium Motor Spirit.
Also, there was a long queue at the AP fuel station in Onipanu.
The Mobil filling stations along Palmgrove, Alausa and Mile 2 did not open for PMS sale on Friday.
The NNPC, Mobil, TAS, NIPCO, Enyo, As-Salam and other filling stations along the Mowe-Ibafo route in Ogun State did not sell petrol too.
In the same vein, Capital and Enyo at Berger did not open to sell PMS as at the time of filing this report.
The Enyo filling station at Ojodu junction had long queues when our correspondent got there on Friday.
It was the same scenario at Eterna filling station along Oworonshoki, at Northwest along Oju-Elegba, TotalEnergies and MRS at Surulere.
The situation affected the number of commercial vehicles on the road on Friday.
At Mile 2, some young men engaged in black market sale of the product at N800 per litre.
Some commercial bike riders who spoke with our correspondent said they have been buying from the black marketers since Wednesday.
The PUNCH had reported that a number of filling stations did not sell fuel on Monday.
The National Vice President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Hammed Fashola, said on Monday that there was a little hiccup in the distribution of the product, expressing optimism that normalcy would be restored after the Easter break.
“Yes, I think there was a little infraction in supply. The Easter holiday from Friday to Monday also added to the situation. I think from Wednesday it will ease off.
“The holiday was almost four days off. It will have its effect. But I am sure by Wednesday it will start getting better. Though there was little problem with supply even before the holiday. There was a little hiccup in supply, the holiday added to it. I am sure I will start getting better after the holiday,” Fashola said on Monday.
However, our correspondent observed that the situation seemed to be getting worse four days after the Easter break.
The spokesperson of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Olufemi Soneye, has yet to reply to an inquiry from our correspondent on the cause of long queues in filling stations.
Bandits have k!lled seven farmers, including a vigilante, and burnt 50 bags of maize inside a truck in Bangi, Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State.
Sources on Saturday, November 23, told Daily Trust that the victims had gone to bring the harvested maize home from their farm when the bandits ambushed them, k!lled all the occupants in the truck and set the truck.
Bandits have killed seven of our farmers who had gone to farm to bring the maize they had harvested home. The attackers hid and waited until after the victims had loaded the 50 bags of maize into the truck and were about to take off to return home when they opened fire on them. After k!lling the victims, they also set the truck and the 50 bags of maize already loaded ablaze,” a source said.
He said it was difficult for farmers in Mariga to harvest their crops this year due to k!llings and kidnappings by bandits.
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Auchi, most Rev. Dr. Gabriel Ghieakhomo Dunia announces the passing unto eternal glory of Rt. Rev. Monsignor Thomas Oleghe, at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral Auchi, during the solemnity of Christ the King
Rev. Monsignor is the oldest Catholic Priest in Nigeria.
Monsignor Oleghe death is very remarkable as the centenarian died during the feast of Christ the King.
The demise of the priest of the order of Melchizedek should be best described as (TRANSITION TO GLORY)
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has given accreditation to more foreign schools to write the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
The Acting Director, Information and Public Relations, Mr. Azeez Sani, disclosed this in a statement.
The newly accredited schools are in Niger Republic and Equatorial Guinea.
“NECO Accreditation Team visited the Schools to assess their readiness to write the SSCE and BECE.
“The Accreditation Team inspected classrooms, laboratories, libraries, computer laboratories, workshops, examination halls and sport facilities to determine their adequacy and suitability for NECO Examinations.
“After a thorough evaluation and comprehensive assessment, the schools were granted full SSCE and full BECE accreditation status,” the statement said.
The statement added that the accreditation of additional foreign schools is a testament to NECO’s commitment to providing quality education and assessment beyond the shores of Nigeria.
“With its expanding global presence, NECO is poised to become a leading examination body in Africa, offering opportunities for students worldwide to benefits from its expertise, thus contributing to the advancement of education in Africa and beyond.”
In another development, the statement disclosed that candidates are participating in the on-going NECO SSCE External in Diffa, Niger Republic.
“The UNHCR School, Diffa, Niger Republic is the first NECO SSCE External Centre outside Nigeria.”
NECO examinations are now written by candidates in Benin Republic, Togo, Cote’ d’Ivoire, Niger Republic, Equatorial Guinea and Saudi Arabia.
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