NNPC Discharges One Cargo Of Petrol For Easter Holidays

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, said it has released one cargo of 44 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) to ensure availability of the product across the country for the Easter Celebrations.

This is contained in a statement signed by Garba Deen Mohammed, Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, NNPC, on Friday, March 25 in Abuja.

The statement read: “Our immediate concern is to make petrol available through the interventions and processes put in place so that the queues will disappear within the next one to two weeks.”

“As at 4 p.m today, one PMS cargo containing 42 million litres has completely discharged.

“Two more PMS cargos with a combined ‘Remaining on Board’ (ROB) of 44 million litres are currently discharging while another PMS cargo containing 44 million litres is berthed and awaiting discharge,” it said.

According to the statement, the corporation have enough products lined up to ensure that the supply gap which created the problem is bridged.

It added that in order to ensure effective distribution, NNPC would work with Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), oil majors and over 1,000 NNPC staff nationwide to overcome the obstacles in the distribution of the products.