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  • NNPC allays fears over alleged scarcity of aviation fuel

    NNPC allays fears over alleged scarcity of aviation fuel

    The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has assured that it has enough stock of aviation fuel to meet the needs of airline operators and other consumers of the product.

    A press release by the corporation’s spokesman, Mr. Ndu Ughamadu, stated that the assurance became necessary to douse rumours in certain quarters that there was shortage of aviation fuel in the country.

    The corporation stated that contrary to insinuations of shortage, there is a stock of over 80million litres of aviation fuel in its storage, enough to last for over 37 days at current daily consumption, even if more cargoes of the product were not imported within the period.

    NNPC, therefore, enjoined airline operators and other consumers of the product to discountenance the rumours and go about their businesses without fear or distraction.

    Ughamadu urged marketers and other players sub-sector to desist from any action that could impede supply and distribution of the product, stressing that the corporation would do everything within its powers to sustain the seamless supply of petroleum products nationwide.

    He called on Nigerians to remain vigilant and report anyone found engaging in product hoarding or diversion to the industry regulator, the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), or to any law enforcement agency around them.

  • We need 4,300L of aviation fuel every hour to effectively combat Boko Haram – COAS

    From Jonas Ike, Abuja

    Chief of Air Staff Air Vice Marshall Sadique Abubakar has said that the Nigeria Air Force needs 4,300 liters if aviation fuel Jet A1 to operate the fleet of jets in the Air Force every hour due to the ongoing counter-insurgency operation in the north-east region of Nigeria.
    The Air Chief made the disclosure on Monday in Abuja at the House of Representatives wing, National Assembly during the presentation of and defence of the 2019 budget of the Air Force to the House Committee on Air Force.
    He told the Committee that in order to tackle the numerous security challenges facing the nation particularly Book Haram insurgency in the north-eastern part of the country there is the need for the Air Force to be adequately funded by the government.
    According to the Air Chief, a total of 4,300 liters of Jet A1 fuel is needed every hour by the Air Force personnel fighting insurgency in the northeast to power their aircrafts.
    He therefore appealed to the Committee to look out for ways of generating additional funds for the Air Force adding that funding has always been a major challenge to the Force.