NIGERIA (Lagos)-Due to fuel scarcity being experienced around Lagos metropolis, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has supplied additional volume of 33 million litres of Premium Motor (PMS) to major marketers for onward distribution to fuel stations across the metropolis.

This was disclosed yesterday by the Acting Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the Corporation, Dr. Omar Farouk Ibrahim who added that the extra volume of 25,000 metric tonnes of fuel was supplied as part of measures to end the artificially-induced scarcity.

 “While we intensify our ongoing direct monitoring of fuel stations across Lagos and its environs, we are providing the extra volume of product to eliminate the noticeable queues arising from the induced scarcity,’’ Dr. Ibrahim stated.

The NNPC appealed to marketers and members of the public to refrain from hoarding and panic buying.