BY AROME ABU

In Nigeria, it is an offence to store or sell any petroleum product in excess of 500 litres without the licence of the Minister of Petroleum Resources.

PENALTY •Imprisonment for life; • fine of N2,000; • forfeiture of Petroleum Product and vehicle used in conveying the product.

See Section 4 of the Petroleum Act and Section 17 of the Miscellaneous Offences Act.

Arome Abu is the Managing Partner of TCLP.

CAVEAT: Note that this information is provided for general enlightenment purposes and is not intended to be any form of legal advice.

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