Petrol Scarcity: NNPC Plans To Raises National Stock To 2.4bn Litres - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 20, 2019
The Nigerian National PetroleumCorporation, NNPC is to raise the total volume of petrol available in itsstorage facility to two point four billion litres to avoid scarcity.
The Corporation’s Group ManagingDirector Maikanti Baru said this would be up from the existing one point sevenbillion litres of petrol the corporation has, adding that this was to ensureadequate supply of petroleum products in all the nook and cranny of the countryduring the Easter holidays and beyond.
A statement from the Group GeneralManager Public Affairs of the NNPC, Ndu Ughamadu quoted Baru, to have made thiscommitment during the conferment on him of the Distinguished Merit Award by theAssociation of Business Managers and Administrators of Nigeria.
He explained that the NNPC’s currentone point seven billion litres of petrol in stock could last Nigeria for thirtyfive days if a drop of petrol was not added but the plans to increase it to twopoint four billion litres by the end of the month was ongoing.