Tag Archives: Fuel

The Head of Economic Regulation at the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Abass Ibrahim Tasunti, says his outfit is expecting further fuel price reductions at the pumps from August 1, 2022, following the reduction in prices of Petrol and Diesel on the World Market. Abass Ibrahim Tasunti, who was speaking to Citi …

A tanker carrying about 27,000 litters of fuel has overturned on the road between Effia and Fijai. The incident, which occurred in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis, saw residents siphoning fuel from the overturned vehicle without being concerned about an explosion. Speaking to Angel News’ Nana Fynn, the truck’s driver, Nuhu Suraka, …

The Tipper Drivers Association of Ghana has increased the prices of sand and gravel by 50 per cent. According to the drivers, the increment in the prices were necessitated mainly by the high cost of fuel products in the country. Addressing a press conference at Kasoa, the National Chairman of …

Head of Public Affairs of the National Ambulance Service, Simon Yusif Kewura, says Ghanaians who need their services would need to cater for fuel cost. Speaking on Adom TV’s Badwam Show, he noted that the issue of ambulance charges will continue to persist due to resource constraints. “These ambulances for constituencies …

Domestic airlines have concluded plans to dump less-viable routes as skyrocketing aviation fuel prices cause more flight disruptions amid dwindling revenue and the rising cost of operations. Some of the less-lucrative routes are Sokoto, Katsina, Yenogoa, Kebbi, Gombe, Yola, Maiduguri, Bauchi, Ilorin, Jos, Ibadan, Calabar, and Akure. Jet A1 has …

The Director of the National Ambulance Service, Prof Ahmed Zakariah, has said the main reason for the delay in transporting Augustina Awortwe, the woman who delivered at Fijai, Takoradi in the Western Region via a Caesarean section with complications, to Accra, was due to money to cover the cost of …

Pump prices of fuel have shot up 288 percent since January 2017 to date, according to data from the energy think-tank Institute of Energy Security (IES). In January 2017, a litre of petrol and diesel sold at GH¢3.65 and GH¢3.63 respectively, but now sells at GH¢11.32 and GH¢14.05 respectively, with …

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) as part of its routine exercises, has clamped down on some fuel stations that have tampered with their fuel pumps in Western Region. The exercise, which is being spearheaded by the Consumer Services department at the Head office and the Western regional office of the …

What would have resulted in a major fire outbreak was, on Tuesday, averted in Costain, Lagos, after a fuel-laden tanker fell while ascending a bridge. The incident occurred at about 2 pm, causing the tanker to spill its contents. However, it was promptly attended to by emergency responders. The tanker …

Limited fuel and gas supplies have resumed in parts of Sri Lanka after a weekend of tumultuous anti-government protests over the economic crisis. Long queues formed at filling stations and community centres across the capital, Colombo, on Monday, thronged by thousands of weary residents. Fresh supplies came as a relief …