PROTESTS: NNPCL DENIES IMPORTING ADULTERATED FUEL, REJECTS BLAME FOR HIKE IN PRICE
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has firmly stated it does not import adulterated fuel and is not responsible for the recent hike in fuel prices.
Responding to demands for Group Chief Executive Officer Malam Mele Kyari’s resignation over rising fuel prices, NNPC’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, clarified on Tuesday that protesters were misinformed about the causes of fuel price increases and the quality of fuel distributed by NNPC.
According to NAN, civil society organisations stormed NNPC headquarters in Abuja to protest the hike in petrol price.
“If they were informed, they would know that the GCEO is not responsible for the fuel price increase,” Soneye remarked.
“In fact, the GCEO ensured that Nigerians had access to fuel at N620 per litre for over a year, even when the landing cost was above N1,100.”
Soneye also addressed accusations of adulterated fuel imports, stating, “The NNPC Ltd. does not import adulterated fuel. If anyone has evidence to the contrary, they should bring forward samples of any such fuel imported by NNPC Ltd.”
He assured that NNPC is focused on achieving national energy security and will not be distracted by protests, reaffirming NNPC’s commitment to implementing President Bola Tinubu’s energy roadmap for Nigeria.
More Stories
SECURITY: TROOPS KILL BANDITS KINGPIN, FOUR OTHERS IN PLATEAU
Troops attached to the Forward Operation Base of Operation Safe Haven, stationed in the Wase Local Government Area of Plateau...
UPDATE: OKOWA SPENDS SECOND NIGHT IN EFCC CUSTOODY OVER ALLEGED N1.3TN FRAUD
The former governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, is still being held at the Port Harcourt, Rivers State office of...
BUSINESS NEWS: BOOSTING SMALL BUSINESSES INTEGRAL TO ECONOMIC REFORMS – FG
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said that boosting small businesses is integral to the economic...
DAVIDO EXPRESSES JOY AFTER EXERCISING FIRST-EVER VOTE IN US
Music sensation David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, made history on Tuesday by casting his first-ever vote in a United States...
TRAGIC: TWO DEAD, SEVERAL INJURED AS IED EXPLODES IN ORLU MARKET
Tragedy struck at Orlu International Market in Imo State on Tuesday when an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated, claiming two...
WORLD NEWS: RUSSIAN STRIKE KILLS SIX, WOUNDS 23 IN UKRAINE’S ZAPORIZHZHIA
A Russian strike on an infrastructure facility in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia near the front line killed six people...