Tag Archives: Fuel

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) says it has made a request through the Energy Ministry to the Finance Ministry to “review or reduce or remove” some taxes and levies on petroleum products in the country. The NPA says it is waiting for the Finance Ministry to do its analysis on …

Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana(C-DAG) has given government a one-week ultimatum to have the price of petrol reduced. The drivers contend the GHC 8.44 mark per litre of petrol is highly abnormal and causing an unbearable hardship on them, hence the call. They have threatened failure to heed to this …

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers, Ghana (COPEC), says it will embark on a demonstration, if nothing is done, about the current hike in fuel prices by the close of the week. This comes on the back of predictions that petroleum prices at the pumps could increase from GH¢8.22 to GH¢10.00 …

Prices of petroleum products are expected to shoot up by at least 5 percent from Wednesday, March 16, 2022, the Institute for Energy Security (IES) has projected. Following the news, Sarkodie reacted, saying that he would henceforth have all interviews done via Zoom since he wouldn’t be able to drive to venues …

Personnel of the Accident Prevention Squad (APS) of the Motor Transport and Traffic Directorate (MTTD) in Kyebi in the Eastern Region are frantically working to ensure that the Osino to Nsutam stretch of the Accra-Kumasi highway is free to traffic. This is because a fuel tanker caught fire Monday afternoon …

Nii Akwei Ismail Akwei hosts Mohammed Abdul-Kudus, the Communications Manager of the National Petroleum Authority, on the next episode of The Lowdown. Mr. Abdul-Kudus details some of the contributing factors to the inconsistent fuel price hikes; increase of prices on the international market. The guest also explains why calls by …

According to Athletic, the UK government has temporarily frozen Chelsea’s credit cards. According to reports, the reigning champions’ mobility in the UEFA Champions League and Premier League could be hampered as a result of this. According to sources, the club’s credit card, which allows the team to pay ordinary costs …

The price of fuel (diesel and petrol) has risen again at least for one of the major Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) in Ghana, from GH¢8.29 to GH¢8.49 per litre. This would be the fourth time in less than three months that the prices of diesel and petrol have increased. In …

The Minority in Parliament is demanding the immediate removal of three taxes on petroleum products to mitigate the impact of rising prices of crude oil on the international market. The demand by the minority comes as consumers are currently buying Petrol and Diesel above 8 cedis from the pumps. The …

Fuel is one of the racing products in Ghana today as far as price hikes is concerned and drivers, private and commercial have become very worried. The prices of crude oil, Brent, gasoil and gasoline have witnessed a sharp increase due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in the past few …