The Nigerian Nationwide Petroleum Firm Restricted on Thursday stated it had no intention of accelerating the price of Premium Motor Spirit, often known as petrol.
The NNPCL, in an announcement by its Chief Company Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, has urged Nigerians to not panic purchase petrol.
The assertion learn: “NNPC Ltd. urges Nigerians to ignore baseless rumours, assuring them that there aren’t any plans for an upward revision of the PMS value.
“Motorists throughout the nation are suggested towards panic shopping for as PMS is presently broadly obtainable throughout the nation.”
The PUNCH stories that oil entrepreneurs expressed fears that there may very well be a scarcity of petrol if the NNPCL fails to make the product obtainable to depot homeowners and different sellers.
They stated the lengthy queues at petrol stations and a few elements of Ogun State may ultimately unfold to different elements of the nation if the NNPCL didn’t promote sufficient petrol to distributors.
Lengthy queues have resumed at a number of petrol stations in Lagos State since Monday, snarling visitors in Ikeja and different areas as residents feared a brand new petrol scarcity may come up.
However talking to certainly one of our correspondents on Tuesday morning, Soneye had dismissed insinuations a few scarcity of recent gas.
Soneye disclosed that NNPCL had no provide points, including that its merchandise remained available.
He added that the distribution drawback had been resolved in some areas.
“We’re happy to substantiate that there aren’t any supply points and our merchandise stay instantly obtainable.
“The latest scarcity in sure areas was attributable to a short-lived distribution drawback in Lagos, which has now been resolved,” Soneye informed our correspondent.
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