Federal Govt Admits Adjusting Petrol Pump Price, Blames Scarcity On Smuggling

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Federal Govt Admits Adjusting Petrol Pump Price, Blames Scarcity On Smuggling
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The federal government has admitted to adjusting the pump price of petrol to cater for the impact of high AGO diesel price on the cost of product

The Authority reassured of petrol sufficiency, with available volume of over 1.6 billion litres as of 26th January 2023 both on land and marine, while the NNPC has additionally made firm commitment to supply more volume of PMS for the months ahead to guarantee national energy security and nationwide availability at the government regulated price.

According to the agency, the ongoing government effort to rehabilitate strategic Nigerian roads ahead of the rainy season has necessitated rerouting of tanker trucks conveying petroleum products to alternative roads, therefore increasing transit time and associated cost of product transportation. “As a medium to long term measure, cost-efficient means of transportation, including Autogas conversions and pipeline rehabilitation, are being implemented. This will be complemented by end-to-end process automation across the value chain.

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