(Ecofin Agency) - The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced that it received four more cargoes of petroleum products to keep the country afloat.

NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Ohi Alegbe, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. The statement guarantees the public of adequate supply of petrol throughout the country. “The deliveries which amount to about 180 million litres is part of a new arrangement by the corporation to have a cargo of PMS delivered daily as from March,” Ohi Alegbe said.

He said the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, had cautioned all depot owners against selling petrol higher than the sanctioned price of N77 per litre, adding that the threat follows constant complaints by marketers of sharp practices at the depots.

He noted that depot owners caught involved in this acts would be severely punished.

According to the Guardian, there has been an unexpected emergence of queues in some filling stations in Abuja. They include, NNPC stations, AA Rano, Mobil and Conoil, all situated on the same express road.

Anita Fatunji