The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said it will take delivery of two cargoes of petrol per day for the rest of February to boost supply and eradicate queues.
A statement by the NNPC Spokesman Ndu Ughamadu in Abuja on Thursday stated that two cargoes of 50 million litres each, making a total of 100 million litres, would be brought-in per day in February to replenish strategic reserves.
Ughamadu gave the assurance of the corporation that with the measures in place, the fuel queues being experienced in some cities would soon be a thing of the past.
“To enhance supply, 45 million litres of petrol was discharged from ships into jetties across the country on Wednesday.
“Prior to the fresh 45 million litres discharged, we have 324 million litres of petrol on land and 432 million litres in marine storage making a total of 756 million litres. These are enough to last for 22 days at 35 million daily consumption rate,’’ he said.
