The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Monday said that it has injected additional 33 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) into Lagos to ease the ongoing scarcity of the product in the city.
NNPC said in statement in Abuja that it is determined to ease the discomfort being experienced by motorists and commuters in Lagos and its environs, thus the additional fuel supplies to it.
Fuel scarcity has worsened in Lagos in the past few days with some of the filling stations selling above the approved pump price of PMS. Black market practices had also resurfaced in the Nigeria’s commercial city, with peddlers already having a regular presence on major roads to sell fuel in gallons.
Many are of the opinion that the scarcity being witnessed in Lagos is artificial, but the next few days will tell, as NNPC’s reported additional supply of PMS is expected to assuage the pains of Lagosians who have had to spend hours queuing for fuel.
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