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Ebikinmi Samuel
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has said on Thursday said that it would take delivery of 30 vessels of Petroleum Motor Spirit by the end of February .
The 30 vessels will deliver additional supply of 2.3 billion liters of PMS during the period.
This was contained in a State House Statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity Office of the Vice President, Mr Laolu Akande, on Thursday.
Akande said that NNPC’s representatives made the claim while giving an update on the situation of fuel supply and distribution in the country before the National Economic Council meeting chaired l by the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo.
It was stated that the NNPC has a strategy for the restoration of stability in fuel supply and distribution across the country by boosting incoming supplies, recertification and release of existing stock of the product and enhanced distribution management,
The company said that it had continued to ensure stability in product supply and distribution in spite of multiple challenges.
“NNPC as the supplier of last resort has continued to sustain adequate petroleum products supply and distribution to the Nation despite challenges associated with the unending waves of pipeline vandalism, product theft and Cross-border smuggling of PMS.” The statement quoted the company as having said.
