Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has mobilized about 300 trucks to the Dangote Refinery, ahead of the scheduled loading of petrol.
According to previous reports by PulseNets, NNPC had announced that the first batch of petrol would be loaded from the refinery on Sunday.
The Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPC, Olufemi Soneye, spoke to PulseNets via X, confirming the arrival of the trucks at the refinery.
He stated: “NNPC Ltd. trucks are arriving at the Dangote Refinery in preparation for the scheduled petrol loading on Sunday, September 15, 2024. By the end of today, at least 300 trucks will be stationed at the refinery’s fuel loading gantry.”
Similarly, PulseNets reported that NNPC has been actively mobilizing trucks ahead of Sunday’s scheduled loading.
“In preparation for the Dangote Refinery’s scheduled petrol loading on Sunday, September 15, 2024, NNPC Ltd. has been mobilizing trucks to the refinery’s fuel loading gantry in Ibeju-Lekki. As of Saturday afternoon, NNPC Ltd. had deployed over 100 trucks, with hundreds more en route,” NNPC Ltd. told PulseNets via X.
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Earlier last week, PulseNets learnt that the Chairman of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, had announced the start of fuel production at the refinery.
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