The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Tuesday said it released 300 trucks of petrol to Lagos and 170 to Abuja , to stem long queues at filling stations .
NNPC Spokesman , Ndu Ughamadu , announced the release in a statement in Abuja .
This followed the call -off of the strike by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria over labour disputes with NECONDE Energy Services Ltd .
According to Ughamadu , the corporation has 21 days sufficiency of petrol, which translates into 750 million litres of the product .
“NNPC has also increased the supplies of petrol to cities across the country , with Abuja receiving additional 100 trucks of petrol from its normal 70 trucks daily supply .
“Lagos is being supplied 300 trucks of petrol daily, ’’ he said .
He explained that supplies from the Port Harcourt and Kaduna refineries boosted the petrol stock.
“With the call-off of the warning strike by PENGASSAN yesterday , NNPC wishes to assure motorists that normalcy would soon be restored in all parts of the country .
“NNPC enjoins motorists and other consumers of petroleum products to desist from panic buying .
“We also warn marketers not to engage in hoarding as defaulters will be prosecuted , ’’ Ughamadu said .
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