Nigeria oil firm gets ultimatum to end fuel shortages

The department's spokesperson Peter Afunanya said that the NNPC had given an assurance that the country had enough fuel ahead of the busy festive season

Fred Dzakpata December 9, 2022

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Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday gave state-owned National Petroleum Company (NNPC) and oil marketers 48 hours to end a shortage of fuel in the country.

The department’s spokesperson, Peter Afunanya said that the NNPC had given an assurance that the country had enough fuel ahead of the busy festive season.

However, Afunanya warned that the DSS was prepared to intervene and stabilise fuel supply if oil marketers failed to comply with the 48-hour directive.

He also decried the fuel scarcity problem, saying it was a threat to national security.

Nigeria frequently reports shortages of fuel despite being a leading oil producer in Africa.

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