The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, on Tuesday disclosed that the federal government's target to end importation of petroleum products in 2019 was is non-negotiable, stressing that operators in the oil and gas industry, who cannot deliver on this target had failed the country.
This is coming as the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru, has said the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has been mandated to dispense any hoarded petrol in any depot or filling station across the country free to motorists.
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