NMDPRA orders nationwide dispenser checks after fuel under-measuring findings
Nigeria’s downstream petroleum regulator says it has found under-dispensing at filling stations across the country. The NMDPRA has ordered immediate calibration of all fuel dispensers, saying the measure is intended to protect consumers, although the available report gives no figures or details of enforcement action.
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority has uncovered under-dispensing at filling stations nationwide, according to Punch Nigeria. The regulator has ordered the immediate calibration of all fuel dispensers. The instruction is intended to ensure that motorists and other consumers receive the quantity of fuel for which they pay.
The report did not provide figures for the number of stations inspected, the scale of the under-dispensing identified or the locations involved. It also did not state whether any operators had been sanctioned, ordered to close or referred for further action. The NMDPRA’s directive places the responsibility for checking and adjusting dispensing equipment on filling stations across the country.
The supplied material contains no response from station owners, marketers or consumer groups, and gives no deadline beyond the order for immediate calibration.
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