The Western Zone of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has announced that, starting October 1, tankers will no longer be allowed to load more than 45,000 litres of petrol.
Zone Chairman, Chief Oyewole Akanni, revealed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Friday.
According to him, the decision was reached at a joint meeting involving IPMAN, government officials, and other key stakeholders, aimed at reducing the frequency of petroleum tanker accidents.
The meeting had representatives from the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD), the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO), the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), and oil marketers.
“Before now, some tankers carried up to 90,000 or 60,000 litres, which was dangerous.