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NNPC denies increasing petrol pump price

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Wednesday admonished Nigerians not to engage ‎in panic buying of petrol as there was no plan to increase its price.
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In a statement released in Abuja by the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr. Ndu Ughamadu, the Corporation further assured motorists that there was enough supply in stock. “The Corporation has 1.3 billion litres stock of PMS, otherwise called petrol, which is sufficient to serve the nation for more than 38 days.
“This plea comes on the heels of reports that some motorists have begun panic buying of petrol, following rumours that the government is about to increase the pump price of the white product from N145 per litre.
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“NNPC wishes to assure Nigerians that there is no iota of truth in the rumour that government is scheduled to adjust pump price of petrol.
“Indeed, with the resumption of production by the Corporation’s three refineries in Kaduna, Port Harcourt and Warri, complemented by imports, there is enough stock of petrol‎, diesel and kerosene.”
Ughamadu recalled that this point was explained on Tuesday NNPC Chief Operating Officer, Refineries, Mr. Anibor Kragha while briefing the Senate Committee on Petroleum Downstream in a presentation on the current status of the refineries at the National Assembly in Abuja.
He said, “In the presentation, Kragha told the legislators that the nation’s three refineries produced additional volumes of 4.6 million litres of kerosene and 7.7 million litres of diesel.
“This in addition to millions of litres of petrol being refined daily at the nation’s refineries.
“The assurances of availability of stock by the NNPC Chief Operation Officer of the Refineries yesterday still stands.”

UGHELLI—WOMEN of Orhorho community, Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State, protesting incessant rape and attack by herdsmen, barricaded the East-West Road, yesterday morning, preventing vehicles from the Warri and Port Harcourt ends from passing through. Vanguard learned that the mothers and daughters of the community, numbering about 1,000, who sat on benches and woods on the expressway, blocked the highway at about 7.30a.m., following a brutal attack, yesterday morning, on a woman that went to the farm. Delta Women protest rape by herdsmen The victim, who fought off attempt by the herdsmen to rape her, was cut several times with machete by her assailants, who left her for dead. When other women in the community got to know about the incident, they staged a protest and blocked the expressway in their community. Police story The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Andrew Aniamaka, said the police were aware of the peaceful protest by the women, and were monitoring the action with a view to calming down nerves and clearing the road. Delta Women protest rape by herdsmen While some of the women sat on the road, others demonstrated around the area with placards, some of which bore the inscriptions “We don’t want herdsmen on our land,” “Where is Okowa, come and rescue us,” “Security agencies, do your work,” “No farm, no road for anybody to pass.” Thousands of motorists and their vehicles were trapped in the ensuing traffic snarl, while the women rejected entreaties by the police and Army to vacate the road. ‘We want Okowa’ They vowed to remain on the road until Governor Ifeanyi Okowa addresses them on the way out of the incessant attacks. One of the women leaders told Vanguard: “We don’t want herdsmen on our land. They are raping our women. The ones that refuse to be raped, they will butcher them with cutlass. They are lords even in our bush with their cattle. Delta Women protest rape by herdsmen “They have raped up to 10 women and some victims are dead. “The woman that was attacked this morning is lying on the ground in front of a chemist shop.” Another villager added: “A native, Rufus, who went to the farm, was killed December 25 last year; these people are armed with AK-47 rifles and other sophisticated weapons.”

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