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Petrol and diesel prices in SA reached record highs today, and have hit consumers hard. The department of mineral resources and energy announced price increases of R2.33 (95 ULP) and R2.43/l (93 ULP), with the wholesale price of diesel rising by R1.07 (50ppm) and R1.10/l (500ppm). The price hikes would have been …
Read More »Drivers to march naked over rising cost of fuel
The Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana is threatening to march naked on the streets of the national capital to express its anger at the government over the ever-increasing prices of fuel. The drivers intend to block major roads during that demonstration. The group’s National Public Relations Officer, Mr David Agboado, …
Read More »Fuel prices to rise again – IES
Fuel may see a significant increase in price from rising international prices and domestic shortages in the second pricing window of May, according to the Institute for Energy Security (IES). “For the rest of May 2022, the 7.64% rise in Gasoline price, 1.90% rise in Gasoil price, and the 6.05% …
Read More »Fuel pump attendant shot by armed robbers, one suspect arrested
A female fuel pump attendant has been shot by armed robbers during an attack on Glory Oil Fuel Filling station at Akyem Abenase in Akyemansa District in the Eastern region. Faustina Ampomaa, 23, who was shot in the face was rushed to the Eastern Regional Hospital in Koforidua for treatment. …
Read More »Woman, 69, burnt to ashes in premix fuel fire at Apam
A 69-year-old woman, Comfort Arhin has been burnt to ashes while two persons are in critical condition in a fire incident at Apam in the Central Region. Information revealed that two men were rolling a barrel containing Premix fuel towards the Apam Roundabout, and as they moved past a woman …
Read More »Premix fuel politicization collapsing artisanal fishing
Some fishers in the Cape Coast Metropolis have condemned the politicisation of premix fuel that was collapsing the work of artisanal fishers. According to them, the short supply of the commodity, mismanagement and the sharp decline in a fish caught over the years have increased hardship in fishing communities. “Already, …
Read More »COPEC predicts marginal increase in fuel prices from May 1
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers-Ghana (COPEC), says its projection for the next pricing window shows that prices of petroleum products will see a marginal increase from Sunday May 1, 2022. In a statement, the energy think tank said it expects petrol and diesel to be sold at GH¢ 9.538 and …
Read More »Fuel station manager jailed 120 months for stealing GH¢398,000
Ernest Boakye, a 30-year-old fuel station manager of the Kwahu-Tafo branch of Infin Ghana Limited has been jailed for 120 months in hard labour by the Mpraeso Circuit Court for stealing GH¢398,545 belonging to his employer. He pleaded not guilty to stealing, was slapped with the sentence after the court, …
Read More »Fuel prices to stabilise – BDCs assure public after BoG intervention
The persistent rise in the prices of petroleum products at the pumps in the last couple of months will now be a thing of the past, the Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (CBOD), Senyo Hosi, has assured. This follows the major intervention by the Bank …
Read More »One dies as two fuel tankers explode
An explosion that occurred on Wednesday on the Ijebu Ode- Ibadan Expressway has claimed the life of a yet-to-be-identified male adult. The fire incident occurred when two tankers caught fire early Thursday morning. The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps’ Public Relations Officer, Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, said this in …
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