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Vaccination During Pregnancy May Provide Infants Protection – Research

by Folarin Kehinde February 16, 2022
written by Folarin Kehinde

A new study has revealed that getting vaccinated against COVID-19 during pregnancy may also help protect babies after they’re born.

The research published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this is so because of the transfer of antibodies through the placenta during pregnancy and through breast milk after birth.

“The bottom line is that maternal vaccination is a really important way to help protect these young infants,” said Dr. Dana Meaney-Delman, chief of the CDC’s Infant Outcome Monitoring, Research and Prevention branch.

For the study the researchers sampled data of 379 infants hospitalized for various reasons, including COVID, across 17 states from July 1, 2021 through Jan. 17.

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“84% of the babies hospitalized with COVID were born to mothers who had not been vaccinated.”

The study further found that completion of a two-dose vaccine series later in pregnancy was more protective than earlier in pregnancy.

“If we have a woman who comes in in the first trimester and is vaccinated, she can actually be eligible for a booster vaccine later in pregnancy,” she said, but added it was premature for the agency to recommend boosters specifically for the pregnant.

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Muyiwa Adejobi In As New Force PRO

by Folarin Kehinde February 12, 2022
written by Folarin Kehinde

Force Public Relations Officer, CP Frank Mba, has handed over the duties and responsibilities of the Force Public Relations Department to his Deputy, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi.

Adejobi takes charge of the department with immediate effect, said SP Benjamin Hundeyin of the Public Relations Department at the Force Headquarters on Saturday.

The statement was titled, ‘CP Frank Mba hands over to deputy as he proceeds on course at NIPSS’.

It partly read, “This change of baton follows CP Mba’s nomination by the Inspector-General of Police for the Senior Executive Course at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos.

“Olumuyiwa Adejobi, a Chief Superintendent of Police, is an alumnus of the prestigious University of Ibadan where he studied Archeology and Geography (Combined Honours). He also holds a Master’s Degree in Peace and Conflict Studies from the same University.

“He was the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the Ogun State Command from 2008 – 2016; PPRO Zone 2 Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos, in 2016 and PPRO Lagos State Police Command between September 2020 and August 2021. CSP Olumuyiwa is an experienced communicator and image manager who has achieved great strides in his previous appointments.”

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Valentine’s Day: 20 Years Imprisonment Awaits Ladies who Extort Men, Lawyer Warns

by Folarin Kehinde February 12, 2022
written by Folarin Kehinde

Ahead of Valentine’s Day celebration, a former publicity secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Douglas Ogbankwa, has warned that ladies who extort men risked 20 years’ imprisonment.

Ogbankwa in an interview warned women against false representation aimed at extorting men during the celebration.

He noted that “experiences by some male folks over the years, have shown that some ladies are deliberately poised for extortion during the Valentine season, all in the name of love.”

According to him, ladies, who ignorantly carry out acts of deceit, broken promises or extortion may be held liable under the provisions of the Advanced Fee Fraud Act (419).

Ogbankwa stressed that girls, who were in the habit of collecting money in advance in the guise of transport fare to visit men on such occasions, but deliberately failed to do so, could be charged with fraud and prosecuted under the Act.

He said: “It is important to note that many Nigerians are ignorant of this; for instance, a woman who collects money from a man as transportation fare to visit him, and then fails to show up can be charged with obtaining money by false pretence.

“Such persons could be prosecuted under Section 419 of the Criminal Code of Nigeria.

“Again, where a person obtains such money intending to collect more when she arrives, such crime has now transcended to Advance Fee Fraud and liable for prosecution under the Advance Fee Fraud (Prohibition) Act.”

Ogbankwa noted that suspects could consequently be charged to court and prosecuted by either the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) or Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC).

Ogbankwa, therefore, noted that while the celebration of Valentine’s Day remained historic for certain cultures and people, its purpose should not be abused.

Accordingly, he urged all to be guided since ignorance of the law was never an excuse.

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Appeal of the All-Russian Officers’ Assembly to the President and citizens of the Russian Federation

by Folarin Kehinde February 12, 2022
written by Folarin Kehinde

Chairman of the “All-Russian Officer’s Assembly” Colonel-General Leonid Grigorievich Ivashov wrote an Address to the President and citizens of the Russian Federation “Chanle of War”:

Today humanity lives in anticipation of war. And war is the inevitable human sacrifices, destruction, suffering of large masses of people, destruction of habitual lifestyles, violation of the systems of life of states and peoples.

The big war is a huge tragedy, whose serious crime is. It so happened that Russia was at the center of this threatening catastrophe. And perhaps this is the first time in her history.

Previously, Russia (USSR) waged forced (just) wars, and, as a rule, when there was no other way out, when the vital interests of the state and society were threatened.

And what threatens the existence of Russia itself today, and are there such threats? It can be argued that there are really threats – the country is on the verge of completing its history.

All vital areas, including demography, are steadily deteriorating, and the rate of extinction of the population is breaking world records. And degradation is systemic, and in any complex system, the destruction of one of the elements can lead to the collapse of the entire system.

And this, in our opinion, is the main threat to the Russian Federation. But this is a threat of an internal nature, based on the model of the state, the quality of power and the state of society.

And the reasons for its formation are internal: the inviability of the state model, complete incapacity and unprofessionalism of the system of power and management, passivity and disorganization of society. Any country does not live in this state for a long time.

As for external threats, they are certainly present. But, according to our expert assessment, they are not at the moment critical, directly threatening the existence of Russian statehood, its vital interests.

In general, strategic stability persists, nuclear weapons are under reliable control, NATO force groups are not increasing, there is no threatening activity.

Therefore, the situation escalated around Ukraine is, first of all, artificial, selfish in nature for some internal forces, including the Russian Federation.

As a result of the collapse of the USSR, in which Russia (Yeltsin) took a decisive part, Ukraine became an independent state, a member of the UN, and in accordance with Article 51 of the UN Charter has the right to individual and collective defense.

The leadership of the Russian Federation has not yet recognized the results of the referendum on the independence of the DPR and LPR, while at the official level more than once, including during the Minsk negotiation process, stressed the belonging of their territories and population to Ukraine.

It has also been repeatedly said at a high level about the desire to maintain normal relations with Kiev, without distinguishing it into special relations with the DPR and LPR.

The issue of genocide committed by Kiev in the south-eastern regions was not raised either in the UN or in the OSCE. Naturally, in order for Ukraine to remain a friendly neighbor for Russia, it was necessary for it to demonstrate the attractiveness of the Russian model of the state and the system of power.

But the Russian Federation has not become so, its development model and foreign policy mechanism of international cooperation repels almost all neighbors, and not only.

Russia’s acquisition of Crimea and Sevastopol and their non-recognition by the international community (and, therefore the vast majority of countries in the world still consider them belonging to Ukraine) convincingly shows the failure of Russian foreign policy, and the unattractiveness of domestic policy.

Attempts through an ultimatum and threats of use of force to “love” the Russian Federation and its leadership are meaningless and extremely dangerous.

The use of military force against Ukraine, firstly, will call into question the existence of Russia itself as a state; secondly, it will forever make Russians and Ukrainians deadly enemies. Thirdly, there will be thousands (tens of thousands) dead young, healthy children on the one hand, which will certainly affect the future demographic situation in our endangered countries.

On the battlefield, if this happens, Russian troops will face not only Ukrainian servicemen, among whom there will be many Russian guys, but also with servicemen and equipment of many NATO countries, and member states of the alliance will be obliged to declare war on Russia.

President of the Republic of Turkey R. Erdogan clearly stated on whose side Turkey will fight. And it can be assumed that two field armies and the Turkish fleet will be ordered to “liberate” Crimea and Sevastopol and possibly invade the Caucasus.

In addition, Russia will definitely be classified as countries threatening peace and international security, subject to the most severe sanctions, turn into an outcast of the world community, and is likely to be deprived of the status of an independent state.

The president and government cannot understand such consequences, the Ministry of Defense cannot, they are not so stupid.

The question arises: what are the true goals of provoking tension on the verge of war, and the possible unleashing of widespread hostilities? And what will be, says the number and combat composition of the groups of troops formed by the parties – at least one hundred thousand servicemen on each side. Russia, bare the eastern borders, is transferring connections to the borders of Ukraine.

In our opinion, the country’s leadership, realizing that it is not able to lead the country out of a systemic crisis, and this can lead to an uprising of the people and a change of power in the country, with the support of the oligarchate, corrupt officials, fed media and security forces, decided to intensify the political line for the final destruction of Russian statehood and the extermination of the country’s indigenous population.

And war is the means that will solve this problem in order to retain its anti-national power for a while and preserve the wealth looted from the people. We can’t assume any other explanation.

From the President of the Russian Federation, we are Russian officers, we demand to abandon the criminal policy of provoking war, in which the Russian Federation will be alone against the combined forces of the West, to create conditions for the implementation in practice of Art. 3 Constitutions of the Russian Federation and resign.

We appeal to all reserve and retired servicemen, Russian citizens with a recommendation to show vigilance, organization, support the requirements of the Council of the All-Russian Officers’ Assembly, actively oppose propaganda and the outbreak of war, prevent internal civil conflict with the use of military force.

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NNPC is Liable for Adulterated Fuel in Circulation, Oversight Failure – CAPPA

by Folarin Kehinde February 10, 2022
written by Folarin Kehinde

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to own up and take full responsibility for the artificial fuel scarcity currently ravaging the country and the attendant long queues at petrol stations, depressing traffic snarls, and hikes in transportation fares, among other unpleasant consequences.

CAPPA made the call following the February 8, 2022, announcement by the Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) that the cause of the latest fuel scarcity is the current effort of the NNPC to recall from circulation and public consumption, over 100 million litres of harmful petroleum products with methanol quantities above Nigeria’s specification.

Media reports indicate that one of the business units of the NNPC imported the adulterated products which was then supplied to oil marketers by the Corporation for onward distribution across the federation.

Before the chapter of contaminated products in circulation, thousands of Nigerians had already besieged fuel stations in anticipation of a looming fuel scarcity premised on the possible removal of fuel subsidy by government, and threats by oil marketers to disrupt distribution upon an increment of ex-depot petrol price.

In a statement issued in Lagos, CAPPA said that the NMDPRA’s admission of contaminated petroleum products in circulation cannot be assuaged by the usual lip-service apologies to Nigerians, and mere withdrawal of the offensive product from circulation.

CAPPA Executive Director, Akinbode Oluwafemi said: “Once again, Nigerians are the victims of an industry that is not transparent and continues to demonstrate collusive lack of oversight on operators in the sector”.

“The disaster of toxic petroleum products in public circulation tellingly spotlights the mindboggling corruption orchestrated by thieving capitalists in the country’s oil sector, the lack of accountability systems in the country that fuel the irresponsibility and negligence of regulators to their oversight responsibilities, and the consequences of Nigeria’s failures to resuscitate its moribund refineries despite being led by a former Minister of Petroleum”.

“The incessant scarcity of petroleum products in Nigeria despite being the largest producer of crude oil in Africa once again lays bare the ineptitude of the ruling elite and unpleasant management systems of regulatory and administrative bodies empowered to exercise oversight of Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. It is a crying shame mainly because Nigeria’s situation is akin to a man who lives on the banks of the river yet washes his hand with spittle!”

CAPPA believes that it is also imperative to flag recent research studies conducted by veritable institutions that exposed the horrible fact that Nigeria’s dependence on imported petroleum products has created an international market of ‘’European refineries and commodity brokers’’ who collude with importers of petroleum products to ‘’blend crude oil with benzene and other carcinogenic chemicals that create fuels hundred times over limits’’. A situation that is causing significant particulate pollution in the environment and damage to cars.

A July 2020 report of the British newspaper, The Guardian reveals, this is not a new development as Nigeria has for long been a destination for “low-grade, dirty fuel, made in Dutch, Belgian, and other European refineries” which are found on the average too often exceed “EU pollution limits by as much as 204 times, and by 43 times the level for gasoline”.

Consequently, Nigeria ranks fourth in the world for deaths caused by air pollution with at least “114, 000 people dying prematurely from air pollution each year”.

Meanwhile, Nigeria not only ranks as the 6th largest crude oil producer in the world but also boasts of a crude oil reserve that majorly consists of the high quality, low sulfur “Bonny Light” crude which is sought all over the world because of its low corrosive effects on refinery infrastructure and low environmental impact of its byproducts.

Unfortunately, this is not available to Nigerians as 2 million barrels per day of this highly valued crude oil is daily extracted and exported out of the country by oil majors for consumption by the European populace.

The situation expressed above illustrates the paradox that continues to attend Nigeria’s oil and gas sector despite recent reforms including the signing of the Petroleum Industry ACT (PIA) 2021.

We are of the strong opinion that this present scarcity calls for a holistic reevaluation and redirection of the way and manner Nigeria’s oil and gas sector is being run.

CAPPA is not satisfied with the mere recall of the contaminated products which many Nigerians have already procured and will likely cause damage to their vehicles and other fuel-reliant machines. We call on the Federal government to issue appropriate sanctions against the culprit-supplier of the contaminated fuel product, and officials of the NNPC and other relevant national regulators for failing in their oversight functions.

Furthermore, we urge state authorities to boost efforts to resuscitate local refineries to ensure Nigeria’s access to affordable fuel products, end the opaque subsidy regime, arrest perpetual occurrences of fuel scarcity, and protect the environment from the harmful effects of the “dirty” fuel imported from Europe.

We demand adequate compensation for citizens whose cars, generators, and other fuel-reliant appliances may have been adversely affected by the adulterated petroleum product in circulation.

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FCT Council Polls: Police restrict movement from 12 midnight Friday, Feb 11 to 4 pm Saturday, Feb 12

by Folarin Kehinde February 10, 2022
written by Folarin Kehinde

Towards ensuring security during the conduct of the Area Council Elections in the Federal Capital Territory, the FCT Police Command on Thursday said there will be restriction of movement from 12 midnight of Friday 11th Feb to 4 pm on Saturday 12th Feb in Abuja.

The restriction however exempts students who were already scheduled to write their WAEC examination nationwide as well as other essential workers.

A statement by Police Public Relations Officer, FCT Command, DSP Josephine Adeh warned that those who did not fall within any of these categories and are found wanting, will be made to face the wrath of the Law.

The statement is titled, “FCT Police Command Boast of Security Deployment: Set to Enforce Pronounced Restriction on Forthcoming 12 February 2022 Area Council Elections”.

DSP Adeh said, “The FCT Police Command in a bid to cement the security architecture and deployment towards the Saturday 12th February 2022 Area council elections, will be all out to enforce the declared restrictions on the Election Day.

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“The restriction emplaced between the period of 12mid night – 4 pm of the said date was put in place to enable the Police in a concerted effort with other sister agencies to do due diligence in the discharge of their duties as ensuring a free and fair Election thereby totally paralyzing any form of threat emergence and creating a vote worthy atmosphere for voters and the electorates at large to perform their civic right and obligation.

Consequent upon the above, the Commissioner of Police FCT Command CP Babaji Sunday while expressing his confidence in the already emplaced security measures urges the good people of the FCT to turn out to exercise their voting rights without the fear of harassment or molestation of any kind.

“He however noted that the Restriction only bears an exception for essential workers and Students who were coincidentally scheduled to write a nationwide WAEC examination, stressing emphatically that parties found otherwise wanting will be made to face the wrath of the law.

“Furthermore, the CP wishes to remind all stakeholders in the election to be reminded of their signed peace accord and ensure that their actions and inactions are ushered by constituted guidelines.

“He, therefore, calls on residents to remain vigilant and report any suspicious or abnormal occurrence to the Police through the following emergency lines: 08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653 and 08028940883.”

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NASC raises Alarm over Circulating Substandard Vegetable Seeds, Destroys Products Worth over 30 Million naira

by Folarin Kehinde February 10, 2022
written by Folarin Kehinde

The Director General, National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) Dr. Philip Ojo has expressed worry over the rate of substandard Vegetable Seeds in circulation across the country due to lack of seed codex on products.

Ojo while speaking in Abuja at a workshop for seed stakeholders noted seeds without codex is not tested and lack quality control and as such should not be sold.

The Director Seed Inspectorate, NASC, Agboola Adebayo represented Ojo at the event explained that most of the vegetable seeds particularly the so-called seeds from Netherlands, Germany does not carry codex or added at random.

“When we go out for enforcement, what we discover is that most of the vegetable seeds displayed for sale in Nigeria does not carry seed codex

“The implication is that seed council has no knowledge of the seed because if your seed does not carry codex, the meaning is that you have not drawn sample, not tested and the quality stated at the back of the package has not been affirmed by the council which is the only authority to affirm its quality before display or offered for sale.

“What we notice is that most of the vegetable seeds particularly the so-called seeds from Netherlands, Germany most of them doesn’t carry codex”.

Ojo added that most of the vegetable seeds also lack adequate specifications such as lab testing, and validation test result and as such should be confiscated.

“What we notice again is that most of the vegetable seeds you offer for sale you don’t state clearly the specifications of the seed.

Your seed must carry codex, but what we notice is that there will be purity percentage, germination percentage, but no date lab testing which signifies the expiry date and I know it is a very smart way of doing business.

“So in most cases when we see things like that and we don’t see date lab tested , the question that comes to mind is do you have a validation test result, if there is nothing like like that you find out that your seed will carry codex but we still confiscate”.

Meanwhile, the Director, Seed Inspectorate Department, National Agricultural Seed Council, Agboola Adebayo disclosed that over 30-40 million naira worth of substandard Vegetable Seeds has been destroyed by the council.

“If I want to be conservative, up to date, the vegetable seeds that we have seized and destroy when quantified monetarily, should not be less than 30-40 million Naira, because they were substandard and because they did not comply with the packaging rules and some were confiscated because of wrong information at the back of the packaging material, so when sumed up you will be looking at 30-40 million naira”.

Adebayo added that the vegetable seed ranges from tomato, pepper, melon, cabbage, carrot, onion and a host of others that were imported into the country to be marketed to Nigerian farmers but were not package as specified by law.

He however noted that compliance to regulations on codex is in place but more still needs to be done

“we have started seeing improvements from our outings because we have seen a lot of compliance regime that is making us happy in the council but we know that there is still room for improvement but we are escalating our sensitization through town hall meeting, jingles with various stakeholders so that this information will trickle down to the grassroots and people that are to know this carry this along.

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Fire Guts FMBN Headquarters One Month To End Of Current Management’s Tenure

by Folarin Kehinde February 10, 2022
written by Folarin Kehinde

The headquarters of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria located in Abuja has been gutted by fire.

The fire, according to sources at the bank was said to have started at 11pm on Wednesday night.

The fire which the source said started from the office of the Special Adviser to the Managing Director, Ahmed Dangiwa was said to have extended to the boardroom of the bank.

A source at bank who pleaded not to be named as he was not officially permitted to speak on the matter said the fire lasted for two hours before it was put out by 1am.

But another source said before the fire was put out, it destroyed sensitive documents in the boardroom of the MD.

The official said that as a result of the fire incident, those from the position of Senior Managers and below were asked to go home on Thursday morning until Monday when they will be informed on the new date of their resumption.

The source claimed that the fire may have been ignited by some members of the current management that are trying to cover up irregularities perpetrated at the bank.

The official said that the tenure of the current management of the bank expires by next month.

The source said, “There was a fire incident last night at the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria. The fire started from the office of the SA to the MD at about 11pm. It spread to to boardroom and burnt sensitive documents there before it was put out by 1am.

“There has been claims by some people that the management may be responsible for the fire because it happened where sensitive documents are kept and their tenure expires next month.”

The official said that the fire incident is coming at a time when the bank is awaiting approval from the Ministry of Works to implement a retirement plan in a bid to stay afloat.

The source further said that based on the retirement plan, members of staff who have less that five years in active service would be asked to retire.

It was also learnt that out of the 25 Principal Managers that were due for promotion, only four will actually move to the next position of Assistant General Manager.

When contacted, the Spokesman to the Bank, Ahmed Kaoje declined to comment on the incident.

“You have to go to the venue. I’m out of Abuja. So I can’t say anything. If you go to the venue, you will meet the relevant people.
“I am not available and cannot speak on that matter,” he said and refused to comment further.

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NBC Grants NYSC license to Operate Online Television

by Folarin Kehinde February 9, 2022
written by Folarin Kehinde

The National Broadcasting Commission has granted the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) operational license to commence Direct Satellite Broadcasting (BSB) and Internet Protocol Television (IPTV).

Director-General of the NBC, Balarabe Ilela presented the document to the NYSC Director-General, Maj Gen Shauibu Ibrahim in Abuja on Wednesday.

In a statement by the Deputy Director of Press and Public Relations at the NYSC, Emeka Mgbemena, the NBC Director-General said the radio license was underway.

The NBC DG said the license for the digital satellite broadcast would give more voice to the Scheme “to tell the NYSC story and its tremendous achievements to the whole world.”

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He said the NYSC as one of the successful achievements of the Gowon Administration, has achieved its purpose of uniting the country in several ways, and also contributed immensely to national development.

The NBC DG added that the commission was saddled with the responsibility of regulating the media industry in the country and also issuing operational licenses as approved by the government.

“The commission normally gives license in trust and we believe this will be used for the purpose it is given.

“We are very proud to be part of your progress. With somebody like you, we are sure our license is in safe hands,” llela said.

Ilela congratulated the NYSC Director-General on his recent promotion to the rank of Major General.

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Ibrahim said that since his assumption of duty, he has been passionate about the Scheme having its own radio and television stations, stating that it is quite fulfilling that the dream has come to fruition.

He assured that the Scheme would utilise the opportunity of the broadcast station to promote its programmes, including government policies and programmes.

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Adulterated Petrol: NNPC, NMDPRA Commence Evacuation of Products

by Folarin Kehinde February 9, 2022
written by Folarin Kehinde

As a reaction to address the importation of over 80 million litres off specification Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol into the country, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Wednesday said that it has commenced the evacuation of the adulterated products.

This is also as the authority assured Nigerians of 20 days sufficiency volume of petrol in the country.

NMDPRA also advised Nigerians against panic buying as about 300 million litres of petrol is being discharged at the Apapa jetty.

Speaking during a stakeholders meeting comprising of Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria, MOMAN, Depot and Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, DAPMAN, and Nigerian National Petroleum Company, Limited, NNPC, in Lagos, NMDPRA Chief Executive Officer, Farouk Ahmed, stated that a technical team has been set up to manage the development.

In his words, “Today, I am happy to say that loading is ongoing at various depots in the country, because we have been able to identify, isolate and quarantine the limited PMS that was affected by the methanol volume discovered.

“At the moment, six vessel ordered by the NNPC, arrived the country in the last few days, carrying a total volume of 300 million litres. This is a means to close the gap that was created by those affected volume of petrol we have withdrawn from the system.

“Today, we have about 20 days sufficiency of petrol in the country. Our ideal is to have 30 days volume level, because of the concern, we have to withdrawn those vessels which created this gap of 90 million litres to 20 days sufficiency. But with aggressive importation by the NNPC, this gap will be mitigated in the next few days, according to data we obtained from the NNPC program.

“Loading is ongoing in most of the depots that have confirmed one specification material, so there is no need to panic. Between now and tomorrow, the off specification product will be cleared.

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“Currently, there is 39,000 Metric Tonnes, MT, vessel that is about to discharge at the Apapa Single Point Mooring, ASPM, and this vessels will be providing products to major oil marketers, including OVH, TotalEnergies, 11 plc, Conoil, and Ardova, according to loading program received from MOMAN.

“So once these vessels complete discharging and start pushing the products to marketers, I believe Lagos will be cleared of shortage. We have gotten that assurance from the marketers.

“Also, most of these vessels that are onground will also be providing volumes to most of the key members of DAPMAN. Offcourse, we have smaller vessels loading these off specification product which our technical team are trying to address.”

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