(Ecofin Agency) - The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has deployed 306 truckloads of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as fuel, which is about 10 million litres, to some Northern states in the country.

The corporation in a statement by Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr. Ohi Alegbe, declared that the deployment was to put a stop to the queues seen at some petrol stations in some Northern states, following rumors of fuel scarcity.

 “We can confirm that an additional daily supply of 306 trucks of PMS, which is the equivalent of over 10 million litres of petrol, has been injected to provide extra daily supply to Kano, Minna, Suleja/Abuja, Gusau, Katsina and Kaduna. Similar steps have been taken to consolidate the prevailing stable fuel supply situation in the Gombe, Bauchi, Jos, Yola and Maiduguri axis”, It said.

NNPC however, advised the masses to abstain from panic purchase of petroleum products, noting that there were enough products in store to satisfy demand, Vanguard news reports.