End petrol scarcity queues in seven days, Senate tells NNPC

The Senate on Thursday urged the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to, within seven days, end lingering scarcity of petrol and clear queues in filling stations across the country.

This followed a unanimous adoption of the report of the Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) on the fuel crisis in the country at plenary.

In the report presented by its Chairman, Sen. Kabiru Marafa, the committee recommended that NNPC should be given seven days ultimatum to end long queues in fuel stations in the country.

The committee stressed the need for security agencies to ensure effective border patrol to check diversion of petroleum products to neighbouring countries.