By Rabiu Sani-Ali
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), on Wednesday, sealed two filling stations in Kano State for dispensing fuel above the N162 approved pump price.
The department also sanctioned eight other stations found to be diverting petroleum products.
Muhammad Makera, Controller Operations, Kano Field Office announced this after the price monitoring and enforcement exercise on Wednesday in Kano.
Makera said that the erring filling stations also violated safety standards.
He noted that the department had adopted proactive measures to ensure compliance with the N162 pump price approved by the Federal Government.
According to him, the department visited 25 fuel service stations during the exercise in the Kano metropolis.
“We are working to enforce compliance so that motorists buy Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise called petrol, at the official rate.
“Any filling station that is dispensing above the official rate should not be operating.
“As we went around,…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
