The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it has supplied an additional volume of 33 million litres of fuel to the Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) for onward distribution to fuel stations in Lagos metropolis and environs.

Acting spokesperson of the Corporation, Dr. Omar Farouk Ibrahim, stated in a press release yesterday that the extra volume of 25, 000 metric tonnes of fuel , the equivalent of 33 million litres of petrol  was supplied to the marketers  as part of measures by the Corporation to end the artificially induced scarcity.

Dr. Omar also stated.“While we intensify our ongoing direct monitoring of fuel stations across Lagos and its environs, we are providing the extra volume of product to eliminate the noticeable queues arising from the induced scarcity’.’