A man was shot dead during a scuffle at a Lagos filling station on Wednesday. There were reports that a DSS officer shot the victim, but the agency denied them. The police have come out to say the shooter is one of their own, but did not reveal his name. Eko Hot Blog reports that … Read more
DSS Denies Shooting Incident at Lagos Filling Station Directs Inquiries to the Police Contradicts Eyewitness Accounts Eko Hot Blog reports that the Department of State Services (DSS) has denied claims that its operatives shot someone at a filling station in Lagos. This statement contradicts earlier reports of a young man, Toheeb Eniafe, being killed by … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that most filling stations across Nigeria are currently rationing petrol due to the refusal of fuel marketers to import the product. This is despite the recent deregulation of the downstream oil sector, which was supposed to allow private marketers to import and sell petrol. EDITOR’S PICKS ‘We Will Hand Over Power … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that following the hike in the pump price of petrol on Friday, fuel queues have resurfaced in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. Premium motor spirit which sold for N537 per litre in the nation’s capital as of last night was reviewed upward to N617 in some parts of Abuja on Tuesday morning. … Read more
Gunmen in military uniform were said to have stormed a filling station in Ogun, killed the owner, fled with his car and money EKO HOT BLOG reports that some unknown gunmen in military uniform have killed a man identified as Oso Femi said to be the owner of a filling station at Ifo Local Government … Read more
Fuel Scarcity Hits Some Parts of Lagos as Anxiety and Confusion Mounts EKO HOT BLOG reports that fuel scarcity appears to have hit some parts of Lagos as long queues are showing up at filling stations in the state, especially the island axis. There were unusual long queues of vehicles at various filling stations in … Read more
The filling stations and cattle markets were closed down since September last year as part of the Security Challenges Containment Orders signed into law… EKO HOT BLOG reports that Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State has approved for the immediate reopening of all filling stations and cattle markets earlier closed down on account of … Read more
There is ongoing panic in Lagos community as gas exploded inside filling station. EKO HOT BLOG reports that there is an ongoing panic around Church Bus-stop, Alagbole, Lagos State on Friday when a gas exploded inside an abandoned filling station. It was learnt that the explosion occurred shortly after mid-day as some persons evacuated gas … Read more
23 September, 2020 The Lagos State Water Ways has hosted its first fuel station in order to augment water transportation activities. The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) has launched its first-ever fuel station located at the Agency’s Office in Falomo-Ikoyi, with the primary aim of boosting water transportation activities, through the selling of PMS to … Read more
Filling stations across Lagos State have started effecting the new N125 per litre pump price regime for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) which was approved by President Muhammadu Buhari on March 18. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who monitored the situation on Friday morning at Ikeja, Fadeyi, Abule Egba, Onipan, Surulere, Ebute Metta and … Read more