The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced a ban on fuel tankers exceeding 60,000 litres from operating on Nigerian roads, effective March 1, 2025.
Papers News reports that the directive, issued by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), also states that by the fourth quarter of 2025, no truck with a capacity exceeding 45,000 litres will be permitted to load petroleum products.
Speaking to journalists on Wednesday in Abuja, Ogbugo Ukoha, NMDPRA’s Executive Director of Distribution Systems, Storage, and Retailing Infrastructure, said the decision was made in response to the rising number of road accidents involving heavy-duty petroleum tankers.