ENGINEERS FAROUK AHMED, GBENGA KOMOLAFE RESIGN, PRESIDENT TINUBU NOMINATES SUCCESSORS TO THE SENATE FOR APPROVAL. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE   ENGINEERS FAROUK AHMED, GBENGA KOMOLAFE RESIGN, PRESIDENT TINUBU NOMINATES SUCCESSORS TO THE SENATE FOR APPROVAL President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve the nominations of two new chief executives for the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).   The requests followed the resignation of Engineer Farouk Ahmed of the NMDPRA and Gbenga Komolafe of the NUPRC. Both officials were appointed in 2021 by former President Buhari to lead the two regulatory agencies created by the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA).   To fill these positions, President Tinubu has written to the Senate, requesting expedited confirmation of Oritsemeyiwa Amanorisewo Eyesan as CEO of NUPRC and Engineer Saidu Aliyu Mohammed as CEO of NMDPRA.   The two nominees are seasoned professionals in the oil and gas industry.   Eyesan, a graduate of Economics f...

45 FILING STATIONS IN KANO,SHUT DOWN TODAY FOR SELLING ABOVE PUMP PRICE.

                 I just got an information that the Department of Petroleum Resources,DPR in Kano,has clamped down on 45 filing stations for selling petroleum products above regulated pump prices,mutilation of dispensing pump,diversion,hoarding and under delivery of petroleum products,especially the Petroleum Motor Spirit,PMS.DPR Zonal Operation Comptroller incharge of Kano and Jigawa,Alhaji Isah Tafida warned those smuggling PMS from Niger Republic and other neighbouring countries to desist from such criminal act,saying that DPR will not hesitate to hand them over to security agencies for proper prosecution if caught.He also carried journalists along in the surveillance exercise conducted today thursday state that out of the 45 filling stations found wanting,23 sold PMS above approved pump price,four were closed down for hoarding and five were shut down for diversion.12 filling stations were sealed for using faulty pumps.He said the 36 filling stations sealed uo will pay the sum of N100,000 each with a written agreement that such offence will not be committed again.He also said any filling station found guilty for the second time will be closed down for three months and it attracts the penalty of N200 per litre.He noted that the exercise is ongoing in line with the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to sanitize the Petroleum industry.

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