The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has began offloading 240 million liters of premium motor spirit, otherwise called petrol, as it stepped up efforts to tackle the worsening nationwide petrol scarcity.
South-West regional coordinator of the Nigerian midstream and downstream petroleum regulatory authority, Ayo Cardoso, confirmed this in an interview with journalists, stating that filling stations have started selling the product at an average price of 800 Naira per liter in various locations.
Meanwhile, despite claims by the petroleum company that the logistic issues causing fuel scarcity had been addressed, Nigerians in Ogun, Lagos and other parts of the country still struggled to get fuel as many filling stations remained shut.