 The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Niger and the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas workers are loggerheads over the pump price of petrol, as fuel scarcity is worsening in many parts of the country. Many fuel stations increase the pump price of petrol to more than the official 165 naira per litre. Nupeng issued a 24-hour ultimatum to IPMEN members on Sunday to revert to the official pump price of 165 naira per litre of petrol. However, IPMEN says such a directive is not within Nupeng's poor view. In Balsa, for instance, the price of a litre of petrol went as high as 300 naira per litre. The chairman, IPMEN Binid Depo, Mr. Douglas Ike, stated this on Monday in Lagos that Nupeng's ultimatum was misplaced. Get to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.