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“As of today, NNPC has over one billion litres of petrol in stock and the petrol
being dispensed at the various filling stations in the country is safe,” the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) announced on Tuesday in Abuja.
NNPC Group Executive Director (Downstream), Mr Adetunji Adeyemi, noted that in order to accelerate PMS distribution across the country, the company has commenced 24 hours operations at its depots and retail outlets nationwide.
Adeyemi revealed that NNPC has several million litres of petrol in stock, adding that they were expecting about 2.3 billion litres of petrol in the country by the end of the month.
He stated that the retail outlets of major oil marketers have also commenced 24 hours service to ensure that more motorists were attended to daily.
Adeyemi added: “To address the (fuel scarcity) situation, over 2.3 billion litres will arrive in the country between now and the end of February 2022,” the NNPC group executive director said.
“This will restore sufficiency level above the national target of 30 days. As of today, NNPC has over one billion litres of petrol in stock and the petrol being dispensed at the various filling stations in the country is safe.
“Furthermore, NNPC has constituted a monitoring team with the support of the authority and other security agencies to ensure smooth distribution of petrol nationwide.”