The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority has shut down unlawful oil and petrol stations in Taraba and Imo States.
NMDPRA mentioned its regulators on Thursday sealed an organization referred to as Saismo Basic Retailers Restricted in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, for unlawful sale of liquefied pure fuel.
In a video shared on the X-handle, the company confirmed an unfinished constructing that housed a fuel station.
The video was captioned: “Supervising officers of the authority sealed Saismo Basic Retailers Ltd. Yola Street, Jalingo, Taraba State. It was sealed as a result of the corporate was illegally finishing up LPG actions.”
In the identical vein, NMDPRA on Thursday introduced that Udeking Oil & Gasoline Nigeria Restricted, situated alongside Owerri/Aba Street, Naze, Imo State, was “sealed for working with no legitimate allow.”
NMDPRA famous that its officers earlier in December sealed Oxkings Petroleum Restricted, situated alongside Owerri-Port Harcourt Street, Avu in Imo State.
“The purpose of sale was closed because of an inadequate dosage of PMS by 470 ml per liter,” the NMDPRA revealed on X.
NMDPRA is chargeable for the regulation of midstream and downstream petroleum actions in Nigeria, which embrace technical, operational and business actions.
It entails a merger of three defunct regulatory businesses: the Petroleum Merchandise Pricing Regulatory Company, the Petroleum Equalization Fund (Administration) Board and the Midstream and Downstream divisions of the Division of Petroleum Assets.
PUNCH On-line stories that the NMDPRA has sealed and arrested the operator of an unlawful fuel outlet in Warri metropolis, Delta State.
The unnamed unlawful fuel discharge was situated in a residential constructing in Decrease Axis, Warri South Native Authorities Space.
Officers of the regulatory company arrested the suspect and handed him over to the Nigeria Police for prosecution after he was discovered to have eliminated the seal beforehand positioned on his facility.