The Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has closed down 14 stations for selling fuel above the approved pump price in Kano State. This was made known by the agency coordinator in the state, Aliyu Muhammad-Sama, during a monitoring and surveillance exercise on Thursday in Kano. According to him, the authority shut down the stations for dispensing fuel at prices higher than the approved pump price of N295 and N300 per litre and failed to monitor confirmation discharge and price regulations.
Nigerian Petroleum Agency, NMDPRA Seals 14 Filling Stations In Kano For Selling Fuel At Unapproved N300 Per LitreThis development is not unconnected to the persistent fuel scarcity that many Nigerians have been experiencing nationwide in recent times.The Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority has closed down 14 stations for selling fuel above the approved pump price in Kano State.
He said, “We have strict regulation to punish offenders which include revoking their licence of operation, sanction, payment of penalty and invalidation of transaction. “For any station that refuses to discharge or sell above stipulated price, we will invalidate their equalisation transaction. SaharaReporters had reported frequent queues of desperate motorists at filling stations in search of Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise known as petrol in the fourth quarter of 2022.
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