Fuel scarcity bites harder

AS the scarcity of petroleum products continued to bite harder across the country, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and its downstream subsidiary, the Pipelines and Products Marketing Company (PPMC) yesterday said it has 1.2 billion litres in stock.

The figure translates to 31 days sufficiency going by the 40 million daily consumption of the product in the country.

The Managing Director of PPMC, Prince Haruna Momoh spoke in a statement through the corporation’s Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs, Mr Ohi Alegbe in Abuja . He said that 21 additional vessels laden with petroleum products are offshore Lagos waiting to berth. He said the NNPC had made adequate arrangements to ensure energy sufficiency in the country and reassured motorists that the noticeable queues at the filling

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