By Monday Osayande, Asaba 03 February 2023 | 4:04 am Delta State Government, yesterday, set up a product monitoring team to monitor the distribution of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), known as petrol, to ensure availability of the product at appropriate pricing across the state. Fuel scarcity queue at filling station Delta State Government, yesterday, set up a product monitoring team to monitor the distribution of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), known as petrol, to ensure availability of the product at appropriate pricing across the state. According to a Government Special Announcement signed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Chief Patrick Ukah, the government decided to take the measures to monitor the distribution of the petroleum product from the point of delivery by the Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) to the various discharge outlets across the state as a matter of urgency to save Deltans and residents of the state from the stress and strains they are currently going through due to the non availability of the product. The statement further appealed to major marketers of the product to show empathy over the suffering of fellow citizens and to do their utmost best to ensure best practices in the product delivery as the present circumstances warrant. The statement also expressed government’s gratitude to Delta residents for their resilience in the trying times, even as it urged that no one should exploit the situation by stirring up violence for selfish gains. Members of the monitoring team include the Commissioner for Oil and Gas, Chief Emmanuel Amgbaduba as chairman; representatives of the Commissioner for Information, the Nigeria Police, the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigerian Army and the Navy. Other members include representatives of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Tanker Drivers Union, National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) Rex Anighoro, while the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Oil and Gas will serve as Secretary. Latest 16 mins ago Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has introduced a Nigerian Internal Security and Public Safety Alert System (N-Alerts), for the report of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) before, during and after the general election. 54 mins ago Police officers in Plymouth have transported a swan to the veterinarian in the trunk of a car after they got reports that it was hit by a car. According to Plymouth police, officers were summoned to the city’s Mutley Plain neighborhood. Officers reported that a swan had been taken from Plymouth Harbour by a “drunk male”… 1 hour ago As Nigerians mark a week of anguish and frustration over naira swap policy, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has placed cash operations of banks on strict monitoring, as concerns over handling of new naira notes disbursed to the lenders continue. 2 hours ago The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders’ Forum (SMBLF), comprising Afenifere, Middle Belt Forum, Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) and Ohanaeze Ndigbo, rose from an extraordinary meeting, yesterday, declaring support for Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Ahmed Datti, for the 2023 general elections. 2 hours ago Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has promised to end unemployment in the country, if he emerges victorious at this month’s general elections.
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