Abuja Fuel tankers carrying more than 60,000 liters are prohibited from operating on Nigerian roads, according to a Federal Government announcement. The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has disclosed that the ban is expected to go into effect on March 1st, 2025.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
Additionally, the agency stated that by the fourth quarter of 2025, no truck larger than 45,000 liters will be permitted to load goods. The decision was made in reaction to the growing incidence of traffic accidents involving heavy-duty petroleum tankers, according to Ogbugo Ukoha, NMDPRA Executive Director, Distribution Systems, Storage, and Retailing Infrastructure, who spoke to reporters in Abuja on Wednesday. He stated that the first stakeholder technical committee had a meeting today to discuss and set deadlines for roughly ten decisions that had been made regarding how to reduce the notable rise in truck-related incidents and fatalities that had been noticed.
He claims that after discussions with important organizations such as the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), the Department of State Services (DSS), the Federal Fire Service, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), the National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO), the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON), the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN), and the Federal Fire Service, it was decided that starting on March 1, 2025, no truck with an axle load exceeding 60,000 liters of hydrocarbon would be permitted to drop off at any depot.
“What’s significant is that, for the first time, all parties involved were able to reach an agreement, and we’re still encouraging that we will cooperate to provide safe transportation of petroleum products throughout the nation,” he stated. Recent allegations that questioned the quality of fuel in use nationwide were rejected by Ukoha, who called them false, deceptive, and unscientific.
Before being put on the market, he gave Nigerians the assurance that all locally and imported refined petroleum products must adhere to stringent regulatory criteria. The regulator emphasized that recent social media assertions regarding the quality of fuel products in circulation are unfounded and should be ignored, and pledged to ensure adherence to petroleum sector norms and specifications. Typically, the regulator would exercise greater caution and refrain from answering all public comments.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
