The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Tuesday said it had enough stock of petrol to service the country for 25 days at a national consumption rate of 40 million litres per day.

The Group General Manager of the corporation, Mr Ohi Alegbe, disclosed this in a signed statement in Lagos.

The corporation has stepped up efforts to maintain stability in the supply and distribution of petroleum products nationwide, according to Alegbe.  

The corporation has also stepped up product distribution to petroleum marketers and NNPC retail outlets across the country, thereby calling on the public to refrain from panic patronage.

The statement said the corporation had sufficient stock of petrol at its coastal depots in Port Harcourt, Warri and Calabar, besides the stock at the national strategic reserves.