At least 300 trucks belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) have arrived the Dangote refinery in preparation for the scheduled petrol loading on Sunday.
The spokesperson for the NNPC, Olufemi Soneye confirmed this in a video on his ‘X’ handle on Saturday.
According to him, as of Saturday, NNPCL had deployed over 100 trucks, with hundreds more on the way.
This comes after the Nigerian government had announced that the supply of petrol from Dangote Refinery, Lagos, will begin on September 15, following an agreement reached on pricing and supply terms.
The development was disclosed on Friday by the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service and member of the Presidential Committee on the Sale of Crude Oil and Refined Products, Zacch Adedeji.
According to Adedeji, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) will serve as the sole off-taker of petrol from the Dangote Refinery, with other marketers sourcing the product from the national oil company.
The NNPCL will also commence the supply of 385,000 barrels of crude oil per day to the refinery from October 1, 2024, with payment made in Naira.
